My Love Letter to LIfe
- Get link
- X
- Other Apps
What is a love letter to life?
Why we need to love our Lives:A Love Letter to Life: Why We Must Embrace Our Existence
Hi, I'm Bonny! I decided to start this blog so that I—and anyone else seeking genuine contentment—could grab a piece of essential wisdom and perhaps add to the most important lessons we learn on this journey.
Everyone has a story. Everyone has experienced some sort of trauma that has knocked them down. The real question is: "Did you get back up?"
If you are searching for contentment, your answer must be a resounding "YES!" What truly matters is what we do with our lives once we are back on our feet. So many of us live in fear: afraid to be happy, afraid to enjoy life, afraid to take a risk. These apprehensions are all a result of the trauma we have been through. We need to decide right now whether we will let the trauma control us or if we will put that experience to good use.
What does that look like? Here is my personal letter to my life:
Dear Life,
What a wild ride it has been. Fifty-eight years on a roller coaster—that’s the ride we take when we choose to live. There is a difference between merely being alive and truly living.
After trauma, we often retreat into scarcity mode. We become afraid that if we fully love our life, everything will inevitably be taken away. But that’s not how you work, Life. Every single period in our lives adds depth and character to the person we choose to be. That is the wonderful part: We get to choose. We have the power every single day to shape our existence and own who we are. If we don't like the direction our life is headed, we have the power to change it!
I realized that I had been living in scarcity mode, which sounds something like: "Nothing good ever happens to me," "I wish I had her life," or "What did I do so wrong?" Most of us have whispered phrases like these, but you know what, Life? That's a narrative we think we need to hear, and it's a lie. Your life is absolutely abundant—if we only seek abundance. We need to clearly call out our wishes and desires, turn them into concrete goals, and finally realize we had the power all along.
Life, you are what we make of you. I have learned to think only positive, forward-moving thoughts—thoughts that propel me ahead when I feel like I am falling backward. The key to embracing you, Life, is the gratitude we feel. Even trauma, which changes us fundamentally, gives us the opportunity to find the strength within ourselves to face another day. Even when we think we can’t go on, you are still there.
So, every day, instead of feeling sorry for myself, I use that opportunity to call in abundance. Abundance of dreams that, with the right mindset, I know I can achieve. I am so deeply grateful for you, Life. You have taught me to love fiercely, dream big, and live large.
I start out each day thanking God for you, for my life, and for all who have molded me into who I am today. I just want to say that I love you, Life. I love the lessons you have taught me, and I cherish the gifts of bravery, compassion, and love you have given me.
Each blog entry will be dedicated to you, my life. I will write about courage; I will write about being scared and doing it anyway. I will write about reality, because that is the honest space we all live in.
I am looking forward to sharing you with the world, and I truly hope someone reads this and says, #metoo.
Theme images by Michael Elkan Letter: A Letter to My Life
- Get link
- X
- Other Apps
Comments