Erika Layton

I woke up this morning realizing that I will always love you, just not in the same way.

I hope you take the time to let your thoughts, confusion, worries, or fears for the new year fade away. I hope you replace it with positive thoughts, hopes, wishes and dreams for this New Year. 

Day by day, you chip away that darkness to become this new, stronger version of yourself.

I won’t apologize for making my voice heard and fighting for what I knew I deserved and needed, even if that wasn’t you. 

One day far from now, they will find their way back to you. Somehow, they always do…

As you sip that warm cappuccino and feel the weather change from summer to fall, you’re reminded of the gradual changes of the relationship. Just as the seasons change, so did you, and so did he.

They are the needles in the haystacks, the golden tickets, the ones that truly stay by your side through it all. 

They’re a reason for change, a reason to dig deep within ourselves, a reason to stop and learn, a reason to be thankful, a reason to reflect.

If you find yourself in a rut or in a tough patch of life, every time you start doubting yourself, change the way you talk to yourself and start treating yourself like a friend.

Let this time help you focus on what needs healing and how we can improve ourselves.