Write A Letter To Yourself

Feeling... out of touch?

Everything slipping out of your hands?

No one around to understand you?

That's okay. That's more than okay - that's human. You're human.

I love you.

So much. You're so strong for never giving up. For being alive. The pain you feel for losing control is telling of your beautiful desire to push towards your purpose. The guilt you feel for slipping up shows how much your discipline means to you.

And if you feel like you have no-one to understand or talk to... I'm always here.

Maybe hard to see or feel when you're down in a rut - but always here, man.

Always.

So if you need to vent, express your frustrations, or set a goal - I'm here. We'll take our time. We'll cultivate our dreams. We'll do it together. Cuz man I just want you to be happy and fulfilled, and we know that for your stable happiness and fulfilment, you need to be disciplined, follow purpose and live with peace.

It gets tough sometimes...

Go through the motions and we'll find a way back on track.

Alright?

Alright.

Much love, man. I love you.

It doesn't matter where you're from, how you were brought up, how you treat yourself.

We can all love ourselves a bit more.

The letter above is a raw example of a letter I wrote to myself .

I write myself a lot of letters, but that specific letter was written in a moment of confusion. A moment where I felt lost after a day of slipping up and failing again and again.

I was jumping from distraction to distraction to suppress the feeling of guilt, burning me out and leaving my head fuzzy.

But it finally became too much, and I wrote myself a letter. Confronting my suffering, I immediately gained control of it. As sometimes, just acknowledging yourself, understanding your hurt, and accepting your suffering, is enough to clear the fog.

But even if you aren't currently in pain, write yourself a letter.

Reflect on the beauty of the present. Understand and look at yourself — with nothing but compassion. Appreciate your persistence and existence in a world full of friction. Give yourself tenderness you would give to your child. Let yourself know that they are allowed to make mistakes.

Because none of this is a lie, complacency or delusion.

Would you not want your child to love the present? Would you look at your child with malicious judgement, picking out every single mistake? Would you not give your child tenderness and love?

The way you treat your child, is the same way you should treat your inner-child. We all have one. Maybe a little hurt. Perhaps closed off. Whatever is happening to our inner-child, it is our duty to nurture and love it. Because it is the inner-child that wields control over your life.

And your ‘inner-child’ isn’t just some metaphor. It’s the rawest version of you — the one that still flinches at rejection, lights up at praise, and needs love most when it acts out.

So give it love.

Might be a bit awkward at first. You might not like it.

If that’s the case, I’m sorry for whatever made it hard to love yourself.

It was the same for me.

So take it slow. Repairing relationships take a while, right?

Same here. Except this is the most important relationship you could ever repair.

We all do it differently, so do what feels most natural.

Perhaps its a letter. A little tune. An artwork. Some philosophy. Maybe a mix of it all!

What matters is your intent. Intend to love.

So take 5 minutes.
No rules. None at all.
And just start with: ‘Hey, I see you. And I’m proud of you because…’ and let it flow from there.

Much love,
Sebastian