18/12/2025
๐๐จ๐๐๐ฒ, ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ก๐๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฎ
A birthday letter written out of love โ crafted by a heart that is young, yet pure and genuine.
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐-๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ-๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ข๐ญ โค๏ธโ๐ฉน
The Caryl who was once lost and worried about the future โ the one who once drowned in her desperate pleas and silent cries.
Reading her letter made my heart ache. ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐ก๐๐ฃ๐, ๐๐๐ง ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐ง๐๐๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐จ๐๐๐ก๐. ๐๐๐ง ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฌ๐๐จ ๐๐๐ก๐ฉ. ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐๐๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ ๐ก๐ค๐ช๐. ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐ง๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ง๐ฉ-๐ฌ๐ง๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐. Yet, as loving as she was raised, she still wished me well. ๐ฉต
I lost count of the times she wished for me to be genuinely happy. Despite the uncertainty of what the future holds, she made sure I knew that she believed in me. That she trusts my decisions and she supports me regardless. She reminded me of my flaws and countered them with the words she knew I needed to hear the most. She was truly kind.
โ๐๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ด ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏโ๐ต ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต, ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏโ๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ด๐ฆ๐ต. ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ต๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฅ! ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ต'๐ด ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ด๐ต.โ
โ๐๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ๐บ! ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต. ๐๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ๐บ.โ
โ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ญ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ. ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ 25-๐บ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ-๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐บ๐ญ. ๐โ๐ฎ ๐ด๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ!โ
I wonder how this young lady can be so eloquent with life advice? It must be definitely because of her big heart.
As I turn a year older, I am once again reminded of what truly matters โ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ช๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฎ. To which, I did and I plan to always will.
So to the younger me, donโt worry, your future self is doing fine. She is very happy and loved. She enjoys what she does and she fulfills her calling. I wanted you to know that youโll be fine and that you donโt have to worry. Youโre simply the best! Happy Birthday, little Caryl! ๐
And to my dearest besties, who carry the same torch of burden and doubts, may this letter from the young Caryl remind you that regardless, youโll do good. Everything that is happening now is part of your growth. Painful as it may seem but it will all make sense soon. Trust Him and His timing๐๐ป
Your future self canโt wait to see you. For you to continue striving hard is an act of bravery and brave hearts succeed. Thatโs for sure. So I know that youโll do fine. ๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ก๐๐จ๐จ, ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐ช๐ง๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ก ๐ฃ๐๐ซ๐๐ง ๐๐. ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ง, ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ค ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ โ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ก ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ค๐.
Tutor Caryl and the little Caryl roots for you! ๐ฉต๐
Sending lots of love and hugs,