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De mim, para mim

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Updated: Jun 4, 2021



From: Me. To: Me. These ‘loose thoughts’ were written as a self-pain release exercise and are meant to raise self-awareness. Remember to always love yourself (first). #trusttheuniverse 💙

Dear me,

I forgive you. You are forgiven. You did what you knew best, according to your beliefs at that point in time. You still apply that and that is just fine. Don’t put so much pressure on you. You are great. You have and are a sweetheart, and you need to continue putting yourself first. The more comfortable and the more relaxed you are about yourself, the happier and more in peace you will feel. Don´t think. Or, at least, don’t overthink. Don´t make your happiness depending on being with someone else. Everything happens for a reason. Do what you really love. Dance. Do sports. Go to the beach. Talk to the ocean. Have drinks. Socialize. Tease. Be responsible and successful at work. Be less responsible but still successful at your private life. What you are living at this exact moment, only you are experiencing it in your own way of seeing and processing things. The colours. And how much those blue gradients bring you joy. The sound of the waves, endlessly meeting the rocky cliffs, how relaxing they make you feel. The wind touching your soft skin and the sun, warming your heart. The seagulls, the boats, the trees and the landscape. Only you feel all of that in the unique way you do and are. Don’t be afraid to be alone. I know you are not afraid of that, because you know how to entertain yourself. Don’t feel pressure to do things you do not want to, just because. Be comfortable with what you are. If there is something that you like to do, there is absolutely no way you have to feel bad about it or feel that you are missing something else (other than what you like) in life. Same goes for meeting new people for obvious reasons. Put your interests in front of the others. Learn how to say no. Just say it, when you feel like you should say it. You don’t have to give a good impression to everyone. You are only one out of almost eight billion human beings on Earth. You are not perfect nor in need of approval from others. You don´t have to look beautiful all the time. You just have to be. Without any excuses. Talk if you feel like. Do if you want to. But also, don’t self-isolate from the world. You are still too beautiful to not to be known or seen. Do you remember how you enjoy seeing yourself dancing at home? Don’t be so perfectionist and allow yourself to make mistakes. Unveil that cover you created and show what you are made of, your true self. We all know how smart and sexy you are. Take advantage of that. Let your uniqueness shine. In many of your self-awareness thoughts and exercises, do you remember thinking that you don’t want to become a frustrated eighty-year-old man, regretted for not having done in life what was always on the back of your mind? Follow your dreams. Even if that will not change the world or have a huge impact on society. Do you remember advising others that it is better to regret by the things you did, rather than by the things you did not? Take a chance! Find out what is out there that is the purpose of your life.

You have already achieved so much in life, that sometimes you even forget how lucky you are, mr. Costa.

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marcopcalmeida
Jun 04, 2021

So proud, João! I recognise myself in everything you wrote! So true, so inspiring, so powerful! It's so good to watch you walk your way. Please, continue to share this great thoughts. Maybe it will tease me for finally restart my book projetc... Big kiss!

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