This Love Letter is for YOU

Dear Love,

Today, I’m writing from a quiet place of stillness and calm. I’m going to bring an honesty and vulnerability to today’s message that I don’t typically share… 

My spirit has insisted I surrender and reside in a very simple space. A space of less movement and less action. A space where I let go of things that I have considered important to me. 

I don’t fully understand, but with some discomfort, I submit. 

There is this urge within to pause, to retreat, to simply be. If any of you have started a new business venture, you understand my strong desire to resist. The timing of a pause right now just doesn’t feel right.  

But as last week ended, quite suddenly, I felt a deep heaviness within me. A weight that felt like I’d been carrying for ages, despite never feeling this before. 

It came quietly. Not loud or dramatic, just this deep, undeniable weight in my chest and all over my body. It felt like I’d gained 10 pounds overnight, and not just physically, but mentally as well. I couldn’t force movement. I couldn’t push myself to keep going. Everything in me said, “Be still.”

And so, I listened.

Those of you who have been with me for some time know that this is not a brand new occurrence, but this is the most dramatic I have ever experienced. 

My spiritual journey continues to move me with ebbs and flows, and what I think is a breakthrough only leads me to a new place of self-discovery and enlightenment. Layers that I thought I’d already shed show themselves to me in a new light. I am constantly in awe of this process. 

I’ve taken some time off from everything—the pressure, the performance, the pretending. It’s been uncomfortable. I feel that I need to be doing things to reach my goals. I feel that I need to be taking action to fulfill my purpose. 

This new me has no end goal. 

I find myself not so moved by my desires and goals. This leaves me in a place of uncertainty and, at times, worry. I worry that perhaps something is wrong within…I don’t know how to live within this space of no desires. Everything that I am and have always been has always been working towards something. 

But the more that I allow myself to submit to the stillness and embrace this sacred space, the more that it blesses me. Light energy has begun to touch me once again and lift all of the heaviness, leading me to an even brighter place than before. 

I’ve come to realize - I don’t want to be who I once was anymore.

There’s a version of me I’ve outgrown. And saying goodbye to her has been hard. I’ll think I’ve already reached the state that I am to be - but attachments are revealed that I am still being asked to let go of... 

I wonder what will be left of me as I shed these layers. I wonder what else I’ll have to give up.

I wonder who I am and who I will be in this new state of normalcy. How will I continue to fit in with society and adhere to the demands of this world? 

It is only when I let go of these thoughts that I am brought back to my state of peace. What I know to be my most natural state of being, even though at times it feels foreign. 

There’s grief in letting go of what was, even when you know it doesn’t belong in your life anymore. 

I’ve cried for the old me. I’ve mourned the comfort of old patterns. I’ve felt the sorrow of shedding identities that once protected me. I ask myself how I will say goodbye to what has been a part of me for so long…

As I submit to stillness, somehow, this process has grown simple.  

Not because everything is perfect or all figured out. But because I stopped all of the resisting and questioning to just exist in this special place. Day by day, I will stop clinging to who I thought I needed to be and start welcoming who I am becoming. 

Enjoying each moment offered to me with simplicity and peace. 

If you’re going through something similar—if your spirit is whispering, be still; if life feels heavy, if grief is showing up in unexpected ways—please know this is not the end of you. 

This is a becoming.

Embrace the unfamiliar. Let the discomfort guide you, not define you. Trust that something sacred is shifting inside of you. That stillness isn’t stagnation—it’s preparation.

You're not broken. You're not lost. You're just evolving.

May we evolve together in beauty and peace…

Warmly yours, 

Nicole Brittney

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To my empowered readers,

We are starting each week with a love letter made especially for YOU.

If you are reading this message, it is meant for you. Far too often, we give love that we may not always receive in return. It might not be out of ill intention, but maybe right now, you are enjoying your journey of healing in solitude and are not romantically involved. Perhaps your romantic partner is not the type to write letters but expresses love in other ways.

Or maybe love letters are just a thing of the past, and not too many enjoy them these days... 

Love is a seed that you must plant and water often. You nurture it consistently so that it continues to grow. In this way, I have been called to nurture you, to give back to you through the gift of words, to remind you of your worth and that you are loved. That you are understood and not alone, no matter your circumstances.

I perform this with honor and give you the depths of my heart each week. 

Thank you for allowing me to serve you. 

Enjoy your week, knowing you are loved.