An Open Letter

I want my life filled with people who I love and who love me in return. I want experiences, not things. I want beauty, and I want satisfaction. I want challenge, and I want accomplishment. I want to be able to accept my shortcomings, and work to achieve balance. I want to repair the burned bridges, and to undo the wrongs I’ve committed. I want to stop being the victim, and instead be the solution. I want to accept my mistakes. I want to banish resentfulness, cease jealousy. I want to make the people in my life happier, and I want to be there for you in triumph or catastrophe. I want to be able to let go of those things that I can’t have, and be joyful in the release. I want to take delight in your accomplishments, and help you be the best person you can be. I want kindness, and I want consideration. I want intimacy and emotional shelter when the world is hostile. I want solitude and company. I want friendship. I want family. I want a life well lived. I want to erase regrets. I want wisdom, and I want moral resilience. I want every decision made to be made in this light. In the final count, I want peace, and I want to have found happiness regardless of how the cards of life have fallen.

I want you in my life, in whatever capacity that may be. I want your friendship, and your company. I want to remove expectations. I am so glad that you exist, and I’m glad that you are in my life regardless of the challenges we have faced. I love you.