To the Girl I Used To Be

I Seek You — A Letter

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I remember you. I seek you now because only with your essence can I truly show the world what I’m capable of. If I could embody YOU once 10 years ago, I can become YOU again… and that will undoubtedly be my proudest moment.

Perhaps 10 years from now, I’ll be writing another letter like this, to the version of me standing here today. But for now, I seek you.

Sometimes I still feel you within me… for a few fleeting moments before the noise of life drowns you out. My face still radiates your confidence, my eyes still shine your light… my laugh still carries your echo, my courageous heart still mirrors yours.

That is how I know, you’re still here and I won’t stop until I find you and never let you go… so today, I seek you.

I know there were times I did not think you were enough. In fact, I blamed you when you were only looking out for yourself (and me), sided with others in doubting and distrusting you, and judged you harshly for simply… being yourself. I couldn’t understand it then that you were only trying to do the best for me.

Perhaps somewhere deep down you knew I’d get it one day… now that I do, I, with my whole heart, just seek you.

There’s so much left to say but you already know, don’t you? After all, you’re…