Hi Kindred Heart,
I know you have an invisible list of things you thought would have happened by now. The career, financial stability, opportunities, relationships and personal milestones you promised yourself you would achieve. And yes, some of those things happened while others did not.
You find yourself asking:
Why hasnāt this happened to me yet?
What could I have done differently?
Have I missed my opportunity?
Am I further behind than I should be?
Will I ever experience what I once imagined?
I will hold your hand as you read this message, these questions are human, and it does not make you ungrateful. You can appreciate what you have and still acknowledge what you hoped for but did not receive.
Your value is not a reward for meeting your personal deadlines, nor are you less deserving of respect because your career has not progressed as quickly as you hoped. Making peace with an unfinished plan does not mean pretending it never mattered, but accepting that its absence does not have to hold the rest of your life hostage.
Perhaps this year did not give you everything you asked for; some of your plans remain on paper, some of your prayers remain unanswered, and some of your expectations have had to change.
But you are still here, learning, discovering and becoming. Be honest about what disappointed you and still be hopeful about what lies ahead.
Some things didnāt happen, and thatās okay, because their absence does not have to become the definition of your life.
You are allowed to begin again without apologising for where you are starting.
Until our next letter,
Kindred Hearts.