Why I Write Love Letters…To Myself
By: Miss Adventures
Before you jump on the oh-shit-what-a-narcissitic-bitch-bandwagon,
I suggest you read on.
There is no one on this Earth better equipped to love you
for all your good, your bad, your ups, your downs, your flaws and imperfections
than what you already are.
On Tuesday of this week, I decided that, in order to improve
my sour mood, that I would schedule a series of emails to myself. And no matter
how ugly it got in my head throughout the week, I found myself looking forward
to these little love notes from me.
For example, first thing one morning, I received the note I
had written to myself the night prior:
GOOD MORNING!!!! It’s a new day. Smile bright, be you and know you can get everything you need to do done! Put on some motivational music, take frequent breaks and BREATHE. YOU CAN DO THIS!!!!!
Then, at 3pm when I knew I would hit my traditional lull, I
received another:
Afternoon lull? I bet you are hitting your afternoon lull right now. You’re losing motivation and feeling overwhelmed. STOP IT! YOU CAN DO THIS, YOU WILL DO THIS AND YOU WILL DO IT WELL. NEVER forget that you are smart, capable and worthy. Ever.
Then, at 6pm, before dinnertime, I got:
Put on some nice music, enjoy making dinner spend some time with Briaunna and remember YOU ARE ENOUGH. YOU ARE LOVED. EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE OKAY. NOW, when you’re done, go ahead and check the mail, deposit those checks and pay the bills that you’ve been putting off. Getting that off your plate will make you feel better and like you got a lot accomplished today. Then? Go write something. That makes you happy, so do more of THAT. Your happy is IN you, not out there.
Here’s the funny thing. I actually began looking FORWARD to
my little love notes from myself every day. If I found myself getting into an
ugly place in my head, I heard a voice in my head say, “It’s okay, right around
3pm, you’re going to get exactly what you need, exactly when you need it, so
you can push through until then.”
Sure, it’d be NICE if someone else sent me love notes or
little reminders like that. It would be nice if I did that for other people too
(I might, by the way), but knowing these little notes were coming, that I could rely on them,
and that they were exactly what I needed to hear (because I know me better than
anyone else does) really helped to keep me going throughout the day.
It might sound crazy, it might even sound insane, but most
things do….until you try them and realize they work.
What’s even crazier is that by doing this for myself first,
I realized that doing the same thing for other people could be just as
powerful, helpful and spread a little joy too. Thing is, like most other things
I do, I had to do it on my own, for me, before I realized how well it worked.
Go ahead. Write three emails and schedule them to come in at
different times during your day tomorrow….and see what happens. Then? Let me
know if writing love notes to yourself helped YOU as much as it has helped me. And,
if you want a part in a series of daily emails from us, drop your email in the
comments section below.
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