Dear You,
If you're reading this, it means something in you is still searching.
Still reaching.
Still here.
And I want you to know:
I'm so glad you are.
I know you may feel like you've already made your decision.
Maybe you've written the note.
Maybe you've rehearsed the silence.
Maybe you've convinced yourself the world would be lighter without you in it.
But please, please hear me:
It’s not too late to change your mind.
Even if you've come this far.
Even if it feels like no one would understand.
Even if you think you've ruined everything.
You haven’t.
You are not a burden.
You are not broken beyond repair.
You are not too far gone.
There are still sunrises you haven’t seen.
Laughter that hasn’t touched your chest yet.
People you haven’t met who will be changed just by knowing you.
There are words you haven’t said.
Songs you haven’t heard.
Moments of peace that are still waiting for you.
And you—you are worth staying for.
Even if you don’t believe that right now.
Even if all you can do is take one more breath.
Even if you don’t know what comes next.
That’s okay.
You don’t have to shine.
You don’t have to be strong.
You don’t have to prove anything.
You just have to stay.
Please.
Stay.
Not because everything is okay.
But because you matter.
Always have.
Always will.
And this world—this messy, aching, imperfect world—is better with you in it.
Still here,
Sonesta
If this letter spoke to you, I hope you'll save it.
Send it.
Reread it as many times as you need.
And if you want to carry these words with you,
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Because sometimes, the right words are the reason we stay.
