you were doing the best you could 🫂

You are lying awake again, playing a highlight reel of things you wish you could undo. 🎞️

I know how it feels when a memory catches you off guard in the middle of the night. Your stomach drops, your face flushes in the dark, and you silently apologize to the ceiling for who you used to be. 🌑 You are being so hard on yourself for a chapter you cannot rewrite.

But here is the truth you keep forgetting: you are judging a past version of yourself using the wisdom you only gained because of those mistakes. 💡 You are holding them to a standard they didn't even know existed yet.

The person you were back then was surviving. They were operating with a different map, a heavier heart, and a lack of the tools you hold in your hands right now. 🗺️ As promised yesterday, it is time to focus on forgiving the past version of yourself who didn't know better.

You don't have to carry their ghost like a burden anymore. You can look back at them with a little grace. 🕊️ They tripped so you could learn how to walk. It is time to let them off the hook.

Close your eyes. You are safe now. 🌌

Love, Srijan 💌

P.S. If the quiet is still a little too heavy tonight, keep an eye out for my next delivery. 📬 We're going to talk about the terrifying, beautiful realization that it's actually not too late to completely start over. Rest until then.