A letter to myself
I was trying to decompress after a long week. It was a moment I felt only my head was above the water, feeling heavy on my chest. I wanted to settle down and express kindness. So, I decided to write a letter to myself. I thought of sharing it with you all as I felt relieved and reminded that it's okay to slow down, it's best to let time define your destiny. So, here we go.. You have been here for over four decades. First 10 years you spent learning how to talk and walk. The next 10 years were all about building a foundation, a core that you can base your future to build an identity to be known as you rather than as a daughter of. Not that its bad but it's a phase of life filled with ego and false credibility. The next 10 years you spent nurturing the most inevitable, your children. Bearing them in your womb, giving birth, raising them - mostly feeling alone. Then it was time, when life gave you the toughest lesson on how to move on without a mother who has been an integra...