Everything You Want Is on the Other Side of Fear

Who will you become when you stop letting fear decide?

23rd January, 2025. (P.S : This letter was written in December 2025 by a participant in our With Love, Anonymous pen-pal project, addressed to their pen pal. We’re sharing it here with permission. January’s theme was The Restart.) Hello Stranger, I’m not afraid to admit that I have let fear make a lot of the decisions for me. I’ve spent my life doing what I was expected to do instead of what I really wanted, because I don’t know what to do with myself when the people I love aren’t happy with me. This is why this month’s theme, The Restart, felt perfect for me. A fresh chance to be…

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• lauren n

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