Dear One,

I see you.

Not just in the passing, surface-level way—the kind that glances at your smile but doesn’t notice the shadows tucked beneath it. No, I see you.

The weight you carry in a world bustling past, its streets wrapped in string lights and joy that feels, at times, just out of reach. I see the quiet strength it takes to sit with yourself when the noise outside seems to mock the stillness within.

The holiday season can be both a soft glow and a sharp edge. It invites nostalgia, and yet, for some, it opens doors to rooms we’d rather leave locked. Memories of what was, or what never came to be, tap at the window of our hearts, asking to be let in.

If you’re finding yourself at that threshold, know this: you are allowed to both grieve and stretch toward joy. To ache and hope. To hold your solitude gently like the sacred thing it is and still wish for deeper warmth to arrive.

If you find yourself entrenched in loneliness, know this: Loneliness does not make you less whole. It does not mean you are forgotten or unworthy. In fact, loneliness often reveals our deepest truths—how fiercely we long to connect, how capable we are of feeling, and how much strength it takes to love in the face of emptiness.

Whether you have loved and lost or perhaps have yet to know the kind of love you most long for, I see you, friend.

I am sending all I’ve got to you today.

As we near Winter Solstice, may you practice the courage to light a candle for yourself. Not as a gesture of waiting, but as a declaration: I am here, and I matter. May you wrap yourself in the quiet magic of your own presence, knowing you are the kind of company worth keeping.

And when the ache feels extra heavy, let this letter remind you: you are not as alone as it seems. Somewhere out there, hearts beat in rhythm with yours, sending unspoken prayers your way. May those unseen threads of connection weave around you now, holding you gently but firmly, reminding you of this unshakable truth:

You are loved. The twinkling lights of the season are not meant to outshine you, dear one—they are merely companions to the radiance you already carry.

So, let yourself glow—even if softly—even if just for you.

From my heart to yours,