when a flower opens, it opens equally to sun and rain. an open heart knows deep down, it opens just as much to Love as it opens to fear & hurt.

being open to the fullness of what is (instead of what we wish could be) brings opulence in ways we never imagined.

emotional alchemy happens when we allow ourselves to fully feel the suffering that is there. slowly but surely, grief turns into gratitude, despair into faith, fear into joy:

we’ve lost so much, and yet, how lucky were we to have experienced what we have, even just once?

we feel like tomorrow will be as grim & uneventful as yesterday was, until we are being reminded that change is the only constant. God is change.

we’re crippled by fear and anxieties thinking about the future, but there’s a life force that has kept me writing you love letters for years. i hope you take this as my solid commitment to your joy, too.

if 2021 has taught me one thing, it’s that in the depth of my deepest pain, there is a strength that is bigger than my greatest fears.

there’s no such thing as “renewal”. instead, what we do is we come back with a deeper understanding of who we are.

every word of this tribute sends a kiss of love & joy,

happy new year dear selflovers, and thank you for being here.