Dear Young Daphne

Dear Young Daphne,

You are loved & admired so much by me, your older self. I stand amazed at your resiliency & determination to keep trying to grow in the good way despite so many abuses pummeling down upon your small self. You kept your fire & your heart thru the worst hell poured on you from the time of your birth onward. Along the way you used various tactics & strategies to survive that were & are genius.

Oh, sweet, sweet Daphne. They lied horribly to you. How could they? How dare they! But, you stayed sweet nevertheless.

Then you escaped. It has taken decades to get to this level of healing of what can never be totally healed. But, you chose to get out & try to be good. Little one,  you succeeded far beyond your wildest dreams, & we still have dreams left to dance thru.

But, for now, come into the embrace of your older self & rest. You are loved beyond measure & so treasured. Thank you for never giving up.

Love, Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw