Dear You,
You’re carrying more than anyone knows.
Because no one else holds the full picture.
Not like you do.
They see pieces
maybe even big pieces
but only you know the real weight of it.
What it cost.
What it’s still costing.
And what it might take
before it’s through.
You didn’t mean for it to be this way.
You tried.
You tried with everything in you.
You were hoping, building, betting on something better.
And you made those calls.
With heart.
With intention.
With the kind of vision most people never dare follow.
And now you’re here.
On the other side of decisions that haven’t paid off.
At least not yet.
Maybe not ever.
And you can feel the ripple coming,
how it might touch people you care about.
People you’d give anything to protect.
And that guilt?
It’s not mild.
It’s not passing.
It’s devastating.
Because you’re not cold.
You’re not careless.
You’re just human
and heartbreakingly responsible.
And still, no one sees all of it.
No one knows the math behind your silence.
The late nights, the pacing, the plans you kept rewriting
so they’d work for everyone.
Even if they didn’t work for you.
I won’t try to convince you you’re not the cause.
You made choices.
Some good.
Some that didn’t land the way you needed.
That’s true.
But I will remind you,
you didn’t act from selfishness.
You didn’t move recklessly.
You were trying to build something honest.
You were chasing a future
where things made sense.
Where your effort met its return.
And now that it hasn’t…
you’re still showing up.
Still carrying it.
Still trying to find the next right thing
even when the floor feels like fog.
Please don’t forget this:
you are not the sum of this moment.
And no one decision,
not even a heavy one,
gets to define your entire story.
You’re not done.
Even if you feel spent.
You are still someone worth believing in.
Still someone
whose heart is pointed in the right direction.
Whatever comes next
you will meet it
with the same quiet courage
that got you this far.
And even if no one else knows what it took,
I do.
Signed,
Someone who sees you.
You’re carrying more than anyone knows.
Because no one else holds the full picture.
Not like you do.
They see pieces
maybe even big pieces
but only you know the real weight of it.
What it cost.
What it’s still costing.
And what it might take
before it’s through.
You didn’t mean for it to be this way.
You tried.
You tried with everything in you.
You were hoping, building, betting on something better.
And you made those calls.
With heart.
With intention.
With the kind of vision most people never dare follow.
And now you’re here.
On the other side of decisions that haven’t paid off.
At least not yet.
Maybe not ever.
And you can feel the ripple coming,
how it might touch people you care about.
People you’d give anything to protect.
And that guilt?
It’s not mild.
It’s not passing.
It’s devastating.
Because you’re not cold.
You’re not careless.
You’re just human
and heartbreakingly responsible.
And still, no one sees all of it.
No one knows the math behind your silence.
The late nights, the pacing, the plans you kept rewriting
so they’d work for everyone.
Even if they didn’t work for you.
I won’t try to convince you you’re not the cause.
You made choices.
Some good.
Some that didn’t land the way you needed.
That’s true.
But I will remind you,
you didn’t act from selfishness.
You didn’t move recklessly.
You were trying to build something honest.
You were chasing a future
where things made sense.
Where your effort met its return.
And now that it hasn’t…
you’re still showing up.
Still carrying it.
Still trying to find the next right thing
even when the floor feels like fog.
Please don’t forget this:
you are not the sum of this moment.
And no one decision,
not even a heavy one,
gets to define your entire story.
You’re not done.
Even if you feel spent.
You are still someone worth believing in.
Still someone
whose heart is pointed in the right direction.
Whatever comes next
you will meet it
with the same quiet courage
that got you this far.
And even if no one else knows what it took,
I do.
Signed,
Someone who sees you.