You asked me to write you a love letter. This probably isn’t going to be what you were expecting. You see I can’t and won’t write you a love letter in the way you want. I can’t write or say anything that will authentically fill you up and bring light to your darkest corners like you can.
Of course there are many things I could say about you and for you. I do love you and because I do I will not let anyone be responsible for your happiness, except you. You see, I don’t ever want me or anyone else to hold the key to your happiness. I hope you understand. I want to be assured that when people walk out of your life (and they will) that you will remain happy because that is what you are, happy.
You are a good person, kind, generous, spirited, funny, intelligent and beautiful inside and out. I know this. These are some of the many reasons why I love you. Whether you know it or not your laugh, smile and warmth light up people around you all the time. I wish for you to be able to feel that in yourself as the rest of us have had the honor to.
My love letter to you, is that I hope you always see your beauty and worth. I hope you cherish it by living a good, genuine and meaningful life, whatever that looks like for you. I hope you feel love. I hope you give love. I hope you can find something to smile and laugh about every day. I hope your spirit stays strong, as you are.
I wish I could protect you from the hard, sad, empty and painful times. I can’t though. I am telling you this because I love you. I want you to know though you will be okay, you will be better than okay. You are solid, your heart is good and you are made to be happy. The difficult times will pass, they always do.
I wish I could write you a love letter that would keep you warm, safe and happy for the rest of your life but I love you too much to sprinkle you with words of flattery. All the love letter you need is already inside of you, always has been and always will be.
This is my love letter to you.
~Alisa Hutton
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Thank you:) It actually came from an actual request from someone to write them a love letter. As I started to think about it, it sort of became a love letter to many, my daughter, myself, all women really.
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Wow, yeah the authenticity really shows. It’s beautifully written 🙂
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Alisa, as I begin to read your “back-catalog” I am immediately struck by the power and insight of these words. In fact, if you have explored my blog and seen the Go Dog Go Treetop Café post, I would argue that this is the letter that I would frame on the wall. A brilliant start and an essential message for all of our readers and friends, not just the one you wrote this for. Thank you for this, and clearly I am going to enjoy this tour through your work. -S
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Thank you:) I wrote this one quite a few years ago and was originally on another blog. It is a special one for me, so it makes me happy you liked it.
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Reblogged this on dustedwords.
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I love this, Alisa.
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Thanks, Rita:) It is an old one. I am trying to bring up older work for a re-fresh. *code for mucking about on WP because I don’t feel like writing*.
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Lol! Well they are brand to me, so I’m grateful.
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They feel new to me as well lol. I write so much has been nice to go back to some of my older work:)
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Awesome
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I really loved the way you expressed!! Beautiful
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Thank you so much! 🙂
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