A Letter from My Inner Self: Learning to Listen to Myself Again

Dear Self,

I find you today—on a day much like any other—surrounded by plans, responsibilities, and endless to-dos. So much to do. So much to prove. So much to become.

And yet, every morning offers the same quiet question:
Will I enter this day with compassion?
Will I choose presence in the less desirable moments?
Will love guide me as I move through my responsibilities?

Then the day begins. And I get to try again.

When “Should” Runs the Show

The yes’s and no’s of my day—what’s really guiding them?
The plans I’ve made, the obligations I hold—must I do them all?

If I look closely at my calendar, how much of it is guided by love... and how much by guilt?

Guilt that they need me.
Guilt that I’ll fail.
Guilt that I’m not doing enough—that I’m not enough.

Perhaps guilt is why I’ve been ignoring myself.

What Would Happen If I Let Guilt Go?

If I were truly honest with myself, what do I believe would happen if I let my guilt-trips rest?

I would be honest. Relentlessly honest.
I would be free—from the chains of other people’s expectations.
I would be authentic—swimming in the waters of my deepest truths, unafraid.
I would be lighter—no longer weighed down by the “shoulds” that fill my days.
I would be loving—for the love I give myself would overflow naturally to those around me.

Freeing the Guilt and Inviting Love Back In

Today, I meet that guilty part of my inner world and set it free.

I thank it for protecting me—for its tireless attempts to balance my life while caring for others. I see its devotion, but I also see that it’s no longer serving me or those I love.

So I release it.

And in its place, I invite a new blueprint for my days:
One guided not by guilt, but by truth.
One led not by striving, but by love.
One rooted in honoring what’s real and alive within me.

From this space, love can finally lead—authentically, freely, and without condition.