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If You’ve Ever Been Hurt By Someone You Loved, This is For You
This is an open letter to everyone who hurt me - a subtle writing prompt for you.
12 years ago, when I started my healing journey, I realized that writing was very therapeutic. The last time I had written anything was when I was a teenager, in my diary, pouring out all the hurt I felt because that cute boy in class chose another girl over me.
As a 50-year-old woman who no longer cared about that cute boy, my pain was bigger, deeper and all-consuming. I knew that if I wanted to have any sort of peace and/or joy in my life, I needed to heal from all the trauma and pain that had been caused by people who claimed to love me.
So my healing journey began, and it all started with a pen and journal.
I share this with you in hopes that it inspires, motivates and encourages you to do the same. We are not here to live with pain. We are here for joy. And I want that for you.
This is raw, real and necessary. This is the kind of shit you need to do when it’s time to dump toxic energy that has been swimming around inside of you for far too long.
This is the letter that anyone who has been hurt needs to write to free themselves, not…
