Dear Sandman,

You have a way of calming me. You wash all my worries away with one smooth stroke of your beat driven brush. The words you speak lull me into your world, and make it so that I never want to be separated from you. There is something that drags me into you and makes my heart long for your touch. For so long I feared that our connection had gone the way of the wind, that our story was a lost memory. I regretted the day that I severed the bond that we had developed, and have yet to stop looking back wishing that the dance we were dancing didn’t come to the halting end it did. I know now those memories are a continuing story, a book that has a second beginning. I know that these stories are something we can remember until we meet our ends.

Signed,

Star Gazer

Dear Stuck in the past

I don't know if we can be friends any more. I know that you aren't doing this intentionally but you are making choices that I cannot just stand by and watch.  why are you choosing this life? Why are you choosing to throw away a friendship that has been around for years? Maybe you don’t see it has having to be a choice, and I have always said that I wont tell you what to do. But your choices are starting to make it hard for me to be around you. I have a family that I have to take care of now, I have someone that depends on me to make it through the day right now. With that kind of pressure I feel like breaking a lot and I need friends around me that won’t crack under pressure. I need friends around that are making healthy decisions in their lives. This is a letter that I have been meaning to write to you for a long time now, a letter that was killing me to write. We have been such good friends for so long now, we know more about each other than anyone should know.

 

Signed,

The Other Half

Dear Militant,

The silence is deafening. I get that. No one but you can truly understand what you went through. I get that too. What you need to get is that you need help. I don't mean that in a way to degrade you. I mean it because I truly believe that it would help. I believe that before anyone else can love you, you have to be able to love yourself, and you cant love yourself if you have a congregation of demons following behind you.

You have so many opinions that were formed in a time of need. But now you are back in the real world and you are in a time of different needs. This is a different reality then you are used to, and you have a great support team to help you transition between the two.

Don't fret over the girls. You need to concentrate on you. “When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others.”

We are all here when you need it, just remember that.

Signed,

Bad

Dear Dream,

You are the only that has made me forget about the rest.

You have made me forget about all the pain from the past.

Even in my moments when the pain flashes back, you have been a rock and stood by me.

You look past my imperfections.

You accept me.

You love me.

For who I am.

Thank you.

Love,

Dreamer

Dear Ma,

You have given us all a scare. It has been a rollercoaster and there were a few times that none of us were sure the next time that we would hear your voice. You definitely have taught us all a few lessons.

I never thought that I would miss the day that I had my mom around to tell me what to do, or to call me when I don’t check in. I never thought that I would miss having you around to let me know all the things that I would do wrong or out of line.

I have learned sooo much about life, about our relationship, and about myself in the past 2 weeks. You have taught me so many important lessons lately, that I cant even begin to list them.

I love you. I know that you are going to have a pep in your step when this is all said and done. You are such a strong woman and you will have to believe that when all of this is over.

Love,

Youngest

Dear Too,

You haven't been dealt the best hand in life, but you can bluff like the world series poker players. I admire you and how you have turned a crappy hand into a game winning deal.

You have always been an inspiration to me. You have been the one that keeps me going and gives me the insight that I lack when times are tough. You can make me laugh when I am broken down in tears.

You never stop trying for your family. You help everyone around you realize their potential. The thing you are hurting for is the ability to see your own. You are an amazing mother, wife, sister, and daughter.

One day I pray that you will see how amazing you truly are. You have helped me so much through my life and I am eternally in debt to you for that.

I love you, and look up to you. Thank you for what you have done for me.

Love,

Little

Dear Adventurer,

How you are able to look at every day this way amazes me. The strength that you hold and the determination in your eyes is awe inspiring. I see you going through what would break down so many people, but you don't let it get to you. You stand your ground.

Your family is lucky that they have such a strong rock to lean on. They are lucky that they have your genes in their bodies so that they will one day have the same strength that you do.

Can you tell me how you achieve that view point? Can you tell me how to look past the moment and see the bigger picture, so that you don't let the little things get you down?

I would probably never say this to your face, but you have changed me for the better. You have made me realize that there are worse things that could happen in life, and that will happen. You have made me realize that even though I am stuck somewhere that I have never wished to be, that I will get out of it and be ok.

Thank you for being you, thank you for showing that life is an adventure and that we should enjoy every moment, no matter the crosses we have to bear.

Love,

Your Fan