Hello, friends. Welcome back to picture love. I'm trying something different today. I wrote a letter to my daughters because I am just days away from empty nest. And when they're a parent or not, every single one of us has someone or something human or not that we invest love and care in. And maybe that thing is a business. Maybe it's a home. Maybe it's a charity. Maybe it's, maybe it's a pet. Maybe it's your garden. Maybe it's your heart, but whatever you're investing in that you truly love, I hope that this episode of picture love tugs on your heart in beautiful ways and inspires you to take a step that maybe you hadn't considered or just hadn't gotten around to. So what I'm sharing with you today is actually a letter of love I wrote to my children. It's something that Maybe I'll put a version of it with my will, but this is what if I didn't get to have another conversation with them and I wanted them to remember the most important thing from mom. And and so I wrote it and then I drew this big heart on my page and I realized there are four pillars. To where I'm coming from, and I'll share them with you. My four pillars are unconditional love, curiosity, trust, and gratitude. Those are the four pillars that I write this with, and you might wonder, okay, yeah, unconditional love seems obvious. Why curiosity? Well, curiosity is the pillar that I choose that allows us to abandon, trust, preconceived notions or assumptions or what society has given us as definitions for things. Be curious about how things can unfold and be curious about when something we've been taught is bad. What is it really? What is it really to you? Because your truth might be different from my truth and that's okay. And the trust, that may seem very, obtuse, very broad, but it really is intended to be whatever trust means to you. For me, it's trusting in myself and it's trusting in my heart. Because my head has been given way too much of the podium, and overthinking is a thing, and decision fatigue is a thing, and second guessing myself is the thing, and that's when the head is just so out of whack, out of control, and we need to just fall back into our hearts to find a place of trust for ourselves. And the seasoning on all of it is gratitude because there is always in every moment of every day something to be grateful for. So it's with those four pillars that I wrote this letter of love to my daughters. And if it helps you to hear me read this to you, please take it. And if it inspires you to write something because this is not perfectly aligned, but I might be onto something, then great. And maybe it will help you, journal about or share words with others that somebody yourself or others need to hear today. So without further ado, here is my letter of love, my beautiful daughters. When things end, they have served their purpose. They make room for newer things to come in for you. It doesn't mean what went away was wrong. It just means there's a season for everything throughout it all. Honor your emotions. They're there to give you information. Observe them with curiosity and see what each can teach you, but know that they are temporary. Trust your intuition. That intuition is that soft voice in your heart. It's the one that waits for you patiently. It is always there. It's a matter of being able to hear it. And so where I have struggled, I offer you these thoughts to tap into my heart and my intuition. And you've probably already mastered it, but just in case, here's a gentle reminder. When the ego is loud with emotions that rant and carry on. You won't hear the intuition, so look at the loud emotions to see if you need to change lanes or step back onto the sidewalk. The ego keeps you safe in these circumstances, but when it comes to relationships with yourself and others, let the ego settle down before deciding if this is helpful or not. Then listen to your intuition and trust it. What may seem illogical is divine guidance within you trust yourself to act accordingly to your heart and never look to other people to know what's truth for you. This is how your heart is free. This is where the wisdom in your intuition, in your heart, serve you the best. Let other people share their opinions. They need to be heard too. Maybe you agree with them and maybe you don't, but both are okay. But always trust in your heart over your ego or over their loud voices and views. The heart is where your wisdom resides. Let your heart rule your life and allow the ego to assist in practical directional matters. But do not hesitate to send it back to its corner with gratitude. Thank it for its hard work and for never giving up on you. And know that it's not meant to be the final decision maker. We were taught differently. The society got it wrong. Now I know. If you receive only one lesson from me, let it be this. Master the art of listening to your heart and see your life blossom in new, beautiful ways. Think of it like a beautiful flowering tree. It has all different seasons. Each is beautiful in its own. Sometimes the flowers are showing on the outside and sometimes the branches look bare, but the roots are busy underneath the ground. Both processes, both stages, all of the stages are beautiful. Water your tree with gratitude, warm it with trust. No, we are always connected through unconditional love. Even when you can't see me, you are so perfect as you are in any moment, because that is exactly where you belong. Ever changing, ever growing. Trust your heart and intuition, celebrate what people consider failures. They're not really failures, it's just information you get to be curious about to discover how you've been protected from something that wasn't good enough for you. It was not meant for you, at least not in that moment. Celebrate the process of discovering. It's not about the destination. It's not life is about the experience. So I long for you to experience the deep love for yourself found in following your intuition. I love you with immeasurable, infinite, divine love with no beginning and no end. You are my heart. I love you for ever.