A letter from love

tapping into divine guidance on surrender

Hi friends,

I am back from Costa Rica and integrating back into my work and day to day life. I feel all of the things. Inspired and energized in one moment, exhausted and lonely in the next. I am in the midst of making sense of what the last month with myself means for the rest of this year, how I can show up in fresh ways for my work with others, and create a life that is truly in alignment.

This newsletter is short today. I wanted to share a writing practice that I used to keep me anchored during my time in Costa Rica and which has been an anchor for my integration since getting home. The practice is to write yourself a letter from love - a practice I learned about from Liz Gilbert during her interview on the Tim Ferris show. Liz has a Substack called Letters from Love which I highly recommend you check out, too.

Nearly every day I was away I wrote myself a letter from love. The messages I received were deep, direct, unsurprising, and nurturing. The most interesting thing for me about this practice is that it gives me the opportunity to tap into a larger consciousness, the larger Self. The letter that I write from universal love feels channeled. It’s me and not me at the same time. It’s like the bigger me is cradling and loving the smaller, more insecure me.

I wanted to share a love letter I wrote myself on January 9, 2025. May it reach and caress the areas in you that need some love.

Dear universal love, what would you have me know today?

Dear my sweet little one,

Emotions have motion. They come and they peak and then they pass. It doesn’t always matter so much why they are happening, just that they are acknowledged and allowed. Today is a big day, and it is totally normal to feel the full spectrum of emotions.

Your emotions might change a hundred more times today. That is okay. There is no need to control or fix. Nothing is wrong here - you are just on the edge of something unknown.

I know it is hard to surrender. I just want you to remember that control is an illusion anyway. The only thing that is always true is that everything changes. Impremanence. Change is happening. Let it happen.

I need you to relinquish control in order to show you deeper love. I know it is scary, sweet one. Cry, scream, fight back if you must. Your wildness is met with the warmest embrace. Throw a tantrum if you must, and then let go…

It is only through letting go that you will experience that I am here for you always. This is the beauty of surrender.

Be open to the mystery, my love, and come back to me whenever you need.

I love you with the power of all that is.

-Universal Love

If this practice speaks to something in you, try writing yourself a letter from love this week. If you do, I’d love to hear how it goes for you.

Big love to you,

Kristin