A Letter to my Past

This is an idea I stole from my brother's blog... Enjoy.

A Letter to my Past

I write this in the face of change. While it is a change I welcome, it comes with sacrifice, as does all things that are worth doing. The sacrifice I am forced to make is why I am writing this. You have been there for me for my whole life, cradling my in your familiar arms, but it is time for me to leave your warm embrace, and to journey into the world with a fearless facade. I am not fearless though. With every step I take, I feel more and more uncertain. Am I ready for this? I believe I am, and you have been preparing me for it for my whole life. Have all the people I've met, all the things I've done been to provide me with the tools to take each subsequent step? I think they have, and every day I thank you for it. I may only be taking small pieces of with you with me, but they are important pieces, and will sustain me in the difficult time to come.

To the parts of you that I don't have room in my suitcase for, I say farewell, but not goodbye. Farewell, for now. I care for you deeply, and you for me. This is not the end of our journey together, but simply a chance for us to grow. Someday our paths may cross again, but it will not be soon, nor will it be easy. But I trust that it will be for the best.