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An Open Letter To The Friend Who Doesn't See What I Do

Dear friend, I want you to know that you are not being selfish by taking care of yourself too.

Shannon Galleher
Feb 20, 2017
Ashland University
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I want you to know that I love you so much, but I don't know how to get you to see what I do.

I always see you beating up on yourself and putting yourself down. I see you chasing after people who are just not right for you and pursuing friends who make you hurt. I see you struggle to find things that you actually like about yourself. It hurts me to watch all of this seeing this beautiful soul that you are and seeing you not understand all the things that you have to offer.

You are kind and caring, you always put others before yourself and you insist on making people happy no matter the sacrifice that you have to make. You are gentle and loving, you listen when I talk and you always remind me of the good in me.

So you spend so much time worrying about how everyone else is doing and pointing out all the things that we have to offer but you can never do yourself the same favor. Dear friend, I want you to know that you are not being selfish by taking care of yourself too. I want you to know that it is okay to need something too. I want you to know that you do not need anyone else to be 100% yourself nor do you need anyone else to be strong and have value.

You are important and you mean so much to so many people. I wish when you looked in the mirror you would see all the beauty that shines through you and that the things you see as imperfections, I see as the things that make you, you. I see those things that you think about and cringe as the reasons why I love you so much. I think about those things and smile because I know that you would not be the same person without them.

I hope you know that I will always be your friend and love you through everything you can't see as valuable. I want you to know that you are worth it and you will always be enough for me.

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