Compassion Letter to Me

I’m trying to delve deeper into my meditation practice and the first step in the program I’m using is to write a compassion letter to myself. It’s a lot harder than it sounds cuz it rings false in my ears but here it goes:

Dear Chris,

Try not to be so hard on yourself. Your entire life has been one huge search for validation and never thinking you are enough (thanks abusive mom). But I digress. You are good enough! You’ve worked so hard and achieved so much, but it never seems to be enough. I know you are saddened that the FD seemed to just dump you, but that’s life and now you must move forward. They could never understand how they made you feel by their actions…..the lack of respect and simply not caring. But come on! Now is your time to thrive. I know you’re stuck but you must let go in order to move forward. Be kind to yourself. The PTSD pretty much destroyed you and you are slowly starting to rebuild. You’re stuck, so stick with the positivity, the Buddhist teachings, and the meditation. Whatever you’re afraid of, you must break through. You deserve this. You are loving and kind and deserving of love. Be good to you.

Love, me