Uma carta para o meu melhor amigo: Tu inspiras-me

Caro amigo,

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

Estou aqui para te dizer que mulheres como tu são tão raras e preciosas e que me sinto verdadeiramente abençoado por te ter na minha 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.

Teve de aumentar a sua confiança 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.

Inspiras-me porque, por mais bolas curvas que a vida te atire, encontras sempre um momento para sorrir.

Mesmo nas horas mais sombrias, manténs um espírito positivo. Aproveita sempre os pequenos fragmentos de luz que surgem no seu caminho.

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.

Transforma um dia normal num dia extraordinário.

Tem um grande sentido de humor. Consegue fazer rir uma sala inteira sem fazer um esforço real. Há algo de radiante em si que faz com que as pessoas gravitem à sua volta.

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.

Ver-vos a sonhar em grande inspira-me a fazer o mesmo.

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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.

Obrigado por ouvirem o meu drama vezes sem conta. Eu sei que me estou a repetir de vez em quando.

Mas tu entendes-me de alguma forma. Sabes as coisas certas para dizer. Às vezes até me conheces melhor do que eu próprio.

Obrigado pela vossa paciência. Obrigado por todo o amor e apoio you’ve been giving me all these years.

Ensinaste-me que nem tudo tem de ter uma resposta.

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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.

Estás sempre a lembrar-me que pessoas assim não são dignas do meu tempo e isso torna todo o processo de seguir em frente um pouco mais 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.

Obrigada por me lembrares que mereço mais.

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.

Mantém-me sempre de pé e lembra-me que tenho de levo o meu cérebro comigo quando sigo o meu coração.

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 ouvir isto, mas só estás a tentar poupar-me a uma dor ainda maior no 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.

É um anjo na Terra que veio a este mundo com o objetivo de ajudar os outros.

Preocupas-te com os outros em primeiro lugar e contigo em segundo. És sempre aquele que dá mais, que tenta mais e que ama mais.

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.

Tomaram a tua bondade como garantida. Habituaram-se à tua compreensão da natureza e continuaram a pensar que continuarias a perdoar-lhes durante toda a eternidade. Pensaram que podiam ir e vir como quisessem.

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.

Há limites dentro de ti que ninguém pode ultrapassar. Elevaste os teus padrões, apesar de continuares a ser uma rapariga de baixa manutenção.

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.

O homem que acabar por ser teu para sempre terá muita sorte em ter-te.

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.

Ele terá uma forte e 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.

Mas escrevi-o na mesma, só para te mostrar do que és feito. Só para te dizer que me inspiras e me fazes querer ser a melhor versão de mim mesma.

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.

Obrigado pelo amor. Obrigado pela amizade. Obrigado por seres tu.

Penso que este tipo de amizades é raro. São algo fora deste mundo. São algo que devemos agradecer a Deus e nunca tomar como garantido.

Acredito mesmo que amizades como a nossa são para sempre. A vida acontece, as coisas mudam, as pessoas vêm e vão, as relações acabam, mas um melhor amigo é alguém que fica ao nosso lado para a eternidade.

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