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This Was Meant To Find You When You Needed It Most
Charlotte Freeman
Thought Catalog Books
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From my heart to yours.
This Book Was Meant To Find You
This was meant to find you in the middle of the night when your mind is racing and you know that sleep is all you need but it’s the hardest thing to do. This was meant to find you when you feel like you’re carrying the weight of the world on your own and you need to be reminded that you’re not as alone as you feel. This was meant to find you on the days that your heart feels heavy, and you’re not sure if you’ll ever feel okay again. This was meant to find you when you can’t quite find the words to describe the way you are feeling at all. This was meant to find you on the days that you’re struggling to see your worth and find yourself believing in everyone but yourself. This was meant to find you when you’re feeling confused or lost entirely. This was meant to find you in your deepest moments of vulnerability. This was meant to find you in your journey of finding yourself, your journey of healing. This was meant to find you in your moments of pure joy and genuine happiness. This was meant to find you if you are still looking for that.
This was meant to find you when you needed it most.
Chaser
You should never regret going after what makes your heart happy, even if it has ended in hurt. Instead, you should feel so beyond proud of yourself for being brave enough to chase what makes you feel alive. There are some people out there who are too afraid to chase their dreams who admire that strength in you. You should always feel proud of yourself for knowing what you want and taking steps to obtain it. So I hope you never regret anything that becomes such an important part of your journey, of finding happiness, and discovering who you are as a person.
Growing Through It
I hope you are learning to give yourself the credit you deserve. I hope you are beginning to recognize just how strong you are for pulling yourself through each and every difficult time in your life. I hope you allow this realization to walk with you, alongside any obstacles or roadblocks you might encounter along your journey. I hope you know just how capable you are and that no matter how challenging a situation may seem, you have the courage to keep moving, to keep growing, and to keep healing. I hope you can look in the mirror and say I’m proud of you and really mean it. And above all, I hope you realize just how incredible you are, and just how much you deserve your own love.
No one can get you to
where you want to be
but you.
Magical Horizons
Sometimes you lose a love to find a love that’s deeper, kinder, stronger. Sometimes you lose an opportunity because there is something even more magical on the horizon. Sometimes you lose a friend because you’ve outgrown each other and are holding one another back. Sometimes you lose yourself because you’re about to discover a more profound reason for living, an undeniable purpose which defines your true path.
Remember this when you feel like something is slipping away from you before you are ready to let go: the opportunities and people you lose along the way are the stepping-stones paving your way to your happiest self, your truest love, your most genuine purpose. What’s waiting for you on the other side of this pain and uncertainty will be worth all the stones in your path; and I promise you won’t want to change a thing about your journey once you see where it’s taking you.
Selfish Lover
Why is it that the ones who hurt us only try to come back once we learn to live without them? I often wonder what goes through the mind of someone who tears the soul out of another only to see if they can grab it once more, knowing they don’t want to hold it for anyone else’s benefit but their own. I often wonder how someone can demand your love back because it makes them feel validated, yet have no intention of loving you in the right way, or in some cases, loving you at all. This selfish kind of love somehow pulls you back in even after you know you are better off without it. This selfish kind of love pulls you back even after you know you deserve so much more. This selfish kind of love does not deserve to play tug of war with your heart when you are trying to move on from your pain.
Allow yourself
to sit with your pain
as long as you need to
allow your pain
to teach you
all that it needs to teach
but do not allow it
to define you
because you are such a
beautiful composition
of so much more than
the things that have
broken you.
Extraordinary
This is just the beginning. You have so much more to do and discover. Even if it feels like you should be further along by now, be patient with yourself; good things take time and there is no need to rush this beautiful journey you are on. Take each day as it comes and make the most of it. Rest easy knowing that things are falling into place, and everything is coming together just like how you hoped they would in your mind. Don’t waste any of your precious breaths comparing your progress to anyone else. Inspiration goes so much further than comparison and you’re far too special and unique to measure your success by external factors. Good things take time, and my dear, you’re destined for the extraordinary.
Love Notes
Be gentle with yourself if it’s taking you a little too long to realize that love isn’t supposed to be painful, toxic or hard. The people who make you feel like you are hard to love are not worthy of your heart. You deserve to receive the kind of love that makes your heart feel calm, assured, and secure. You deserve to feel the kind of love you have always dreamed about. You deserve the same energy that you give.
Slow Dance
It’s okay if you’re moving slow, or taking a break entirely. It’s okay to pace yourself and take your time. Sometimes the only person putting pressure on a situation is you. It’s okay to go a little easier on yourself. It’s okay to be human.
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