There's a version of you, you deeply miss.
Maybe she was happier, more joyful, more confident.
Maybe life felt easier, but now things feel heavy and you're grieving the girl you used
to be.
That grief is real, and it's okay to feel it, but here's what I need you to remember.
You didn't lose her.
You grew from her.
She brought you this far, her strength, her laughter, her tenderness, they're still in
you.
But now you carry wisdom.
You carry stories.
You carry strength that was forged in fire.
Missing who you were doesn't mean you don't love who you are now.
It just means you're changing, and changes always come with loss.
Let yourself remember her, honor her, but don't try to become her again.
You've outgrown parts of that version.
It's not failure, it's evidence of your becoming.
And guess what?
There's a new version of you rising right now.
One that blends the best of who you were with the power of who you're becoming.
Keep going.
You haven't lost your spark.
It's just taking new shape.