Una carta a mi mejor amiga: Tú me inspiras

Querido amigo,

I don’t think you really see how special and awe-inspiring you are, and I am here to remind you of that.

Estoy aquí para decirte que mujeres como tú son tan raras y preciosas y que me siento realmente bendecida por tenerte en mi vida.

You inspire me because you are not afraid to be yourself. And I know you weren’t born that way. I know that life has beaten and bent you. I know it took you a long time to learned to truly love yourself.

Tenías que refuerza tu confianza from scratch. But you managed. Somewhere down the line, you realized that it’s not about being perfect—it’s about being you. It’s about accepting yourself.

You taught me that you don’t always have to be strong. You are allowed to have a meltdown from time to time. You are allowed to break into pieces. That’s OK as long as you keep picking yourself up.

Not giving up on yourself is what it’s all about, and it doesn’t matter how long it takes. It’s the end result that counts.

Me inspiras porque, por muchas bolas curvas que te lanzara la vida, siempre encontrabas momentos para sonreír.

Incluso en tus horas más oscuras, mantienes una mente positiva. Siempre disfrutas de los pequeños fragmentos de luz que se cruzan en tu camino.

You know that there are always some good days just around the corner, waiting for you, waiting for your loved ones, and it’s only a matter of time before you get there.

Transformas un día ordinario en extraordinario.

Tienes un gran sentido del humor. Puedes hacer reír a toda una sala sin hacer ningún esfuerzo. Hay algo radiante en ti que hace que la gente gravite hacia ti.

You are intelligent, driven and passionate in whatever you do. When you hit a roadblock, you just keep on persisting until you make it. And I’m lucky just to witness that.

Verte soñar a lo grande me inspira a hacer lo mismo.

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You are brave enough to leave your comfort zone and reach for more. You don’t allow your fears to hold you down. You say you’ve done that for years and that it is time to change your ways.

I couldn’t agree more. I will try to do the same. I want more for myself. I want to try new things and follow new adventures.

All the problems and all the love troubles I’m experiencing seem less when I share them with you.

Gracias por escuchar mi drama una y otra vez. Sé que me repito de vez en cuando.

Pero de alguna manera me entiendes. Sabes lo que hay que decir. A veces me conoces mejor que yo mismo.

Gracias por aguantarme. Gracias por todo el cariño y el apoyo you’ve been giving me all these years.

Me enseñaste que no todo tiene que tener una respuesta.

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I’m an overthinker, and I don’t do well with things that are left unsaid. I don’t do well with relationships that have loose ends. I hate not having closure. But I guess that’s inevitable.

You’ve been there, and you know. There’s no point in thinking about ‘what ifs’ and people who chose to disappear from one’s life without saying a word.

No dejas de recordarme que gente así no merece mi tiempo y eso hace que todo el proceso de seguir adelante sea un poco más fácil.

Thank you for soothing my thoughts. Thank you for showing me by example how it’s done. And though these things are never painless, they’ve started hurting a bit less.

Gracias por recordarme que merezco más.

You make me believe it myself. I’ve had my fair share of toxic relationships that have made me think I am not good enough. But in your eyes, there’s no one as good as me.

There is nothing about me that you would change. You just push me to be the best version of myself. You just keep repeating, “More self-love baby girl, more self-love.”

And you are right. I need to love myself more. I need to demand the same respect back that I’m giving to someone or I will end up heartbroken again.

Thank you for being brutally honest even when I don’t want to hear it

You won’t sugarcoat anything. I can count on you to give me a reality check when I need one.

Siempre me mantienes con los pies en la tierra y me recuerdas que tengo que me llevo el cerebro conmigo cuando sigo a mi corazón.

You will tell me if someone’s stringing me along or making a fool out of me because I’m caught in the love mist and unable to see that for myself.

Sabes que será doloroso oírlo, pero sólo intentas evitarme un dolor aún mayor en el futuro.

There are many more similar situations. I don’t even want to count them because it would take forever.

But the point is, you have my back. You protect me even when I don’t even realize I need protection.

You make my life better. You make everyone’s life better.

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You are amazingly charismatic, and you have this unique gift to lift other people’s spirits up. You are kind, compassionate and selfless.

Eres un ángel en la Tierra que vino a este mundo con el propósito de ayudar a los demás.

Te preocupas por los demás primero y por ti mismo después. Siempre eres el que da más, se esfuerza más y ama más.

Sadly, that’s something people take advantage of too often—especially those you’ve cared for the most. Those you let into your heart. The men of your life who didn’t know how to appreciate you.

Dieron por sentada tu bondad. Se acostumbraron a tu comprensión de la naturaleza y siguieron pensando que seguirías perdonándoles eternamente. Pensaban que podían ir y venir a su antojo.

They never could have pictured this new woman you have become. The empowered woman who doesn’t let anybody treat her like crap. The woman who respects herself and demands to be respected back.

Hay límites dentro de ti que nadie puede cruzar. Has elevado tus estándares aunque sigues siendo una chica de bajo mantenimiento.

You don’t need fancy dinners and expensive gifts. You need someone who will laugh with you while you take something from a food stand, and someone to gift you his free time and attention.

El chico que acabe siendo tu para siempre tendrá mucha suerte de tenerte.

He will have a woman by his side who knows what is truly important in life, the one who doesn’t sweat the small stuff, the one who is loyal to the bone.

Tendrá un fuerte y independent woman who doesn’t need him but wants him in her life. And if he’s smart, he’ll appreciate you even more for it.

I know that you can’t see yourself through my eyes.

You are so modest that you don’t even realize how amazing and unique you are. You believe that everyone has a heart like yours.

Pero lo escribí de todos modos, sólo para mostrarte de qué estás hecho. Solo para decirte que me inspiras y me haces querer ser la mejor versión de mí mismo.

You’ve touched my life in ways I can’t even explain. You are my rock. You are the one I share my happiness with. I am so blessed to have you in my life.

Gracias por el amor. Gracias por la amistad. Gracias por ser tú.

Creo que este tipo de amistades son raras. Son algo fuera de este mundo. Son algo por lo que hay que dar gracias a Dios y nunca dar por sentado.

Realmente creo que las amistades como la nuestra son para siempre. La vida pasa, las cosas cambian, la gente va y viene, las relaciones terminan, pero un mejor amigo es alguien que se queda a tu lado para toda la eternidad.

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