Letter to my inner child

Dear Inner Child,

Today I see you, when I look in the mirror. I just want you to know that it’s not your fault. I see you, today, as the five year old girl that was me so many years ago. You have on a little blue dress, long blond hair in ponytails, and tears rolling down your cheeks. So much shame sits in your eyes that you won’t look me in the face. I’d like for you to know today that you, little one, have never done anything to feel guilty for.

You grew up in a world, beautiful little one, where adults told you you were bad. They first told you you were bad by not feeding you, taking care of you, or loving you. In your mind, beautiful little girl, when you went unloved, it made your innocent mind believe you were unworthy. Today, little one, you need to know that no innocent child deserves to be neglected or unloved. The adults in your life that treated you this way were and are evil for doing this.

As you grew older, you were shamed over your looks, your opinions, everything about you by adults who were abusive and knew better. You grew into a little girl who was robbed of a voice and an identity. Today I want to tell you that you are seen and heard. You always deserved a self, you always deserved your own opinions, you always deserved to be told you are beautiful.

I know, today, you still feel like a girl who is unloved, unseen, and unheard. Today, little one, I wrap my arms around you, just as adults should have done so many years ago. No matter who you meet in this world, or where you go, I will be with you, I will hear you, and I will see you.

You are always in my heart and now in my arms

Love, Asa