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Sunday Morning Love Letter — 19 December 2021
A personal love letter for seeking encouragement.
19 December 2021
Dear Bill,
It’s not yet 5 am and I should be asleep; instead, I’m awake. I’ve always had trouble getting at least seven to nine hours of sleep throughout the night, and it appears today’s no different. Anywho, I’m not here to complain since I can use this time to check in on your well-being.
I can’t believe Christmas is less than six days away. Sometimes I’m not in the holiday spirit and I will confess this year is one of those occasions. Why? Hmmm, that’s an interesting question. Perhaps my mood has to do with how things have changed in our society. I can’t speak for anyone except for me but it feels like there’s less love and more hate prevalent and on fill display through the actions of others. I’m trying my best to not go on a political rant, Bill, because that shit upsets me and the last thing I want to do is to make you feel this way either.
Right about now, I can use an influx of joy in my life. That shouldn’t be a hard feat to accomplish due to the things that make me smile like writing, reading, or exercising. Speaking of writing, I’m strongly considering creating daily gratitude lists again for 2022 where I kept track of the things I appreciated. That’s not…