Finals

My love,

It's final's week and I know this first semester back in school has been a difficult transition for you.  I know it's tempting to belittle yourself about the level of care and attention you put into your studies.  It's tempting to lay in with that critical voice and point out all of the flaws with what you have accomplished so far... But don't.

Why?

Because you can do nothing about the past but learn from it.

Because you've already accomplished so much.

Because at the end of the day, you know you can do it.

So, don't give up.  Hang in there.  You know what you need to know.  You know that you can do it.  So just do. Think instead of the amazing practitioner you're going to be when you graduate and the people you will be able to help.  Think of your potential impact as an individual human being on so many lives.  Think about that moment when you arrived at your first day and you cried because you realized that this was where you needed to be and how that was also the moment you realized that as an acupuncturist you are going to be a super hero to so many- including me.

Work hard, kick some test butt and remember how far you have come.  Remember you are awesome, my super hero babe.

Love you,

Your sidekick

Darling,

I want you to know that I have seen you around here, bustling about and making things happen.  I was watching when you made the decision to eat dinner, when you did the dishes and chose to exercise this evening.  I was so proud to see the way you pushed through the burn while practicing pole too.  That art form is not easy, but you make it look like it.  You're really starting to get the hang of that Juliette spin- and that fan kick into a viva seat?  Please, you are killing it!

I just wanted to you know that I noticed all of the wonderful things that you are doing.  I also wanted you to know that I've watched how far you've come.  It's good to recognize your progress and to know that you are moving in the right direction.  I just know that you're going to continue to keep it up and hone yourself into exactly the person you've always dreamed of being.

Keep it up!  I love you more than words.

An important reminder

Remember this about yourself, always, my dear.

...and one day it began

Today, I was spending too much time on the internet...as usual.   I came across this article and couldn't help but to think about how cute this interaction was- it brought me to tears.  It also made me think of you and how I have spent all of these years failing to appreciate you this way.  Sure, it would be easy to just move along and think to myself "ah, but someone else should do that" or "someday someone else may do that."  But today was different.  As it turns out, if you want something done right- you've got to do it yourself.

For far too long, I've failed to notice you the way that this man did for his wife.  That's a fact that hit me right in the feels.  I had stopped noticing the sparkle in your eyes, or the shape of your lips.  I'd forgotten to notice how absolutely stunning you looked in that tight red satin dress you wore last night- or how you planned everything down to the last detail on a moment's whim no less.  My god, woman.  Even your undergarments matched your outfit exactly.  That lipstick on your full, pouty lips was exactly the dramatic "pop" your outfit needed against your porcelain white skin.  Your date for the evening was a lucky man indeed.  However, not as lucky as I am: to be able to call you my own.

So today, when I saw that article on the internet something changed.  I decided that I can no longer wait around for someone else to do it.  I will no longer pass the buck to someone else to appreciate and love this amazing woman for exactly who she is.  You deserve to be loved, my dear and I am going to do just that.  And I am going to make sure that you KNOW. EXACTLY. HOW. MUCH.

Because now is your time.  I love you, my darling.