melted snowflakes

Thank you for showing me that real lightning in a bottle exists, even when I believed I may never find it.

Thank you for teaching me the lesson of appreciation. To never take moments or people for granted because the sands can shift as quickly as the tide changes.

Thank you for letting me shine. For letting me be soft and vulnerable – for letting me be the girl. For giving me the opportunity to break down the shell I had built around myself and to let someone else take care of me. For showing me it’s okay.

Because of you I know what I am capable of. Even if it terrifies me. I have learned the importance of putting someone else ahead of myself. I have learned to look for the opportunities. I have learned to put my thoughts into actions. I have learned that the smallest acts of kindness can convey bigger meanings.

Thank you for teaching me the importance of bending – that bending doesn’t equal breaking.

Thank you for teaching me the importance of showing someone else their value. Of being proud of them. Of doing everything you can to show them how special they are to you. Of not caring about what the world says but caring about how you feel.

I have learned to be more gentle. And open. I have learned it’s okay to talk about needs and wants with someone and that it doesn’t have to feel scary. That it can feel right.

Thank you for teaching me how to try and communicate better.

Thank you for showing me that there are people who can and will make me feel safe. The kind of safe that’s whole and complete – the kind that makes you sleep through the night without any worries.

Thank you for showing me it’s okay to ask for help. That it doesn’t make me weak or incapable. That it’s okay to need someone and feeling needed is beautiful.

Thank you for teaching me to listen… not to respond but to learn.

Thank you for showing me the difference between being used and being appreciated. For showing me what I deserve. And what I don’t.

Thank you for showing me it’s okay to go with my gut and take a chance. To take a risk. To take a leap. That sometimes it’s okay to free fall when there is someone to fall with you.

And, even if the stars shone so bright and hot they burst and broke apart, the view from when they sparkled high in the sky was worth the fall.

Because of you, I’m a better woman. My broken heart didn’t break me… it helped make me whole.