Dear Diary

My digital diary has a feature where they send notifications or email with reminders of entries that you made on the anniversary of the current day.

The other day my diary reminded me of this one-

This was my digital diary entry on the 23rd of April four years ago:

Tell me

that what I want is not too much

Tell Me

that what I expect can be received

Tell me

that I am doing what is right

Tell me

that sometimes the grass really is greener on the other side

Tell me

that it is OK to leave when things look good

Help me to remember the feeling of suffocation that I feel every time I'm in a meeting,

every time I hear and see inequity

every time I am asked to wait

every time I am asked to be grateful for the scraps

Tell me

it's ok to be impatient

Tell me

it's ok to be dissatisfied

Tell me

that I will soon have my heart's desire

and that my spirit will finally fly

Tell me

that one day, I will have some peace of mind

The person who wrote that entry was on the cusp of making her dream of leaving the US come true and the anticipation and desperate need to leave was becoming overwhelming.

She did accomplish her goal

The grass was greener on the other side

She did find the peace of mind that she desired and deserves.