AN OPEN LETTER TO MYSELF

Dear love

I look at you with mixed emotions

I’m proud of your achievements this far

I always reference back to the time when age was by your side

You were full of dreams and very much capable

These days you are on and off

Some days you have a fire that cannot be quenched

You pretty work well under pressure but life has it that way

That no day is the same like the other

Capitalize on your good days

Because surely the bad days won’t schedule themselves

And on your low days

Remember always that the tide is not always constant

Allow yourself to bask in your laziness and stop feeling guilty about

You have come a long way

All those dreams you had, as your younger self are still possible

Let not fear guide you, let not fear prevent you from the life you were born to live

Remember the time when life changed at the bat of an eyelid

You were never prepared for it

You will never be ready enough for any moment in life

Come to think of it, all that you are in this moment

Was driven by the valleys in your journey

You would not be here today if it were not for some tough love

You would not be here today if all you knew was love and joy

You have a good heart but what does it profit you to keep it to yourself

You love love, life and the little things

Take pride in that, never hold back on the things that make your heart smile

Never be afraid to pass that love to the next person, it’s not being soft or a doormat

Its love and love lives within you. Allow

And all the other things that steal your joy, it’s a hint of fear, nothing is ever so bad

Make that one decision that will change your life, for better, for YOUR own better

Dear love, I look at you today

So proud of the woman you have grown to be

So hungry to see the woman you are becoming

You pretty do well first because you are your own cheerleader

I love that about you, you have shaped your life based on your own values, beliefs, timelines and all

I am proud to see that in you, the life around you has to bow down to you

Never be apologetic for the decisions you have made

That serve you and kept you in your lane

Remember though, to embrace the little lessons of everyday life,

Embrace the hand stretched out, that kind word and the not so kind

They will build or tear you down. At the end, what remains is YOU

Never be afraid to ask for help, izandla ziyagezana

Lastly In you i still see a wealth of untapped potential

Life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change

I know not the limits that could dent your dreams

All I know is that you can

You can.

You can.

You can.