A letter to any girl with baggage:
So you have baggage, and I am not talking about the suitcase kind. I am talking about the kind where you feel like you have a huge backpack on your back, or a suitcase by your side filled with all the "shit" you have been though, the kid of bag that changed you forever because someone or something in your life left you with emotions and feelings that simply weigh you down and affect everything in your future! You know what I am talking about? Okay, well first let’s figure out what baggage you are carrying. Was it a bad break up? A family crisis? An unfortunate career decision? Are you like me and feel like the baggage makes you look damaged? Maybe you have been holding on to the same baggage for years and you don't know how to fix it. Well, do you want me to give you the answer on how to get rid of this baggage?
You can't. You will never get rid of the baggage that you are carrying. Have you ever heard the saying "If we all threw our problems in a pile, chances are we would grab our own problems.” I think that goes with baggage as well. We would rather carry our own baggage because our baggage is just something we have become strong enough to carry, honest enough to see that it's okay to accept what we are carrying. We eventually realize that our “load” does not make us different from the person next to us. Our baggage is something with which we have been blessed. It may have crushed us a little, but it has given us a little more strength. We may realized that there is not way to “fix” the baggage, but I am here to tell you that you will always be strong enough to carry your baggage. The amazing realization comes when you are accepted and loved by someone who may even help you with the weight. Whatever your baggage may be, you are always strong enough and brave enough to hold it with you. Never feel like someone won't accept you for your baggage, because if he or she doesn’t, then that person really is not worth your time.
The baggage you carry with you in life means you have fought your hardest to be the person you are, and you are loved every single day even with your “cute” suitcase that you have come to treasure while others call it a burden!
Much Love,
Molly
So you have baggage, and I am not talking about the suitcase kind. I am talking about the kind where you feel like you have a huge backpack on your back, or a suitcase by your side filled with all the "shit" you have been though, the kid of bag that changed you forever because someone or something in your life left you with emotions and feelings that simply weigh you down and affect everything in your future! You know what I am talking about? Okay, well first let’s figure out what baggage you are carrying. Was it a bad break up? A family crisis? An unfortunate career decision? Are you like me and feel like the baggage makes you look damaged? Maybe you have been holding on to the same baggage for years and you don't know how to fix it. Well, do you want me to give you the answer on how to get rid of this baggage?
You can't. You will never get rid of the baggage that you are carrying. Have you ever heard the saying "If we all threw our problems in a pile, chances are we would grab our own problems.” I think that goes with baggage as well. We would rather carry our own baggage because our baggage is just something we have become strong enough to carry, honest enough to see that it's okay to accept what we are carrying. We eventually realize that our “load” does not make us different from the person next to us. Our baggage is something with which we have been blessed. It may have crushed us a little, but it has given us a little more strength. We may realized that there is not way to “fix” the baggage, but I am here to tell you that you will always be strong enough to carry your baggage. The amazing realization comes when you are accepted and loved by someone who may even help you with the weight. Whatever your baggage may be, you are always strong enough and brave enough to hold it with you. Never feel like someone won't accept you for your baggage, because if he or she doesn’t, then that person really is not worth your time.
The baggage you carry with you in life means you have fought your hardest to be the person you are, and you are loved every single day even with your “cute” suitcase that you have come to treasure while others call it a burden!
Much Love,
Molly