An open letter and a heartfelt prayer

Dear Self,

You really have been through the ringer the last couple of months haven’t you? You gave up on friends, on faith, and on yourself. It was hard to watch you as you tumbled into this wallowing pit of self despair. Everyone knows you can do anything you set your mind to and it wasn’t until you sat in a chair in your bosses’ office, choking back tears, that you finally saw it for yourself.

The world is your proverbial oyster. Here are some things you need to do:

1. Ask forgiveness of yourself for not accepting yourself.

2. Keep striving to get better.

3. Don’t be so hard on yourself when you look at others.

4. Don’t berate yourself for not losing the weight you want but celebrate that you are running again and feel better then you have in a long time.

5. Keep planning. Those little bumps in the road are only there to remind you that anything worth having is worth fighting for.

6. Oh, and keep fighting.

7. Keep your eye on the prize. Don’t be afraid to look at the earthly prize but keep a focus on the heavenly prize.

8. Don’t compare yourself so much to others. That skinny girl at the gym that doesn’t break a sweat when running on an incline at a speed of 6 miles an hour? Her breath stinks.

9. Just be you.

You have so many people that love and support you and they have been rooting for a long time for you to root and love yourself. Seize the day! Make it yours and don’t look back at yesterday because you won’t see tomorrow. The next couple months are going to seem easy, everything has come together easily but after this is the test of character and will, God’s will or yours. Make sure you keep in step with Him.
Don’t worry. You can make it.
Love,
Me

Oh, and those friends that have encouraged you and loved you? Don’t forget to thank them.