Letter 79 – The Prompts

Dear Garrett,

Slowly, I am better than I was. Doing the work that Tricia has asked me to do, and writing these letters to you, help me. The exercise that Tricia invited me into, of writing you a letter, has turned into this. It took nine months to write the first letter. And then three more months to write seventy-eight more.

I finally opened the prompts that Tricia sealed up for me in envelopes when she gave me the letter writing exercise. Here is what they say:

The last time I saw you….

And

I miss….

I remember…

My tears…

All of those are good ones.

The process of expressing my regret and sorrow, has, for me, helped shift my perspective, and make the weight of them less. Taking these steps has been healing, Doing the work has been healing.

I struggle with the healing, because I don’t want to lose you, and my feelings for you.

I love you. I am thankful for the seventeen years that I had with you. I miss you. And I will always think of you.