Dear Tiffany,
There is sadness in you, and part of the work is reaching back to love and calm and heal that sad younger self. But another part of the work is reaching back to your joyful inner child, to let that young self love and calm and heal you. To let the healing flow forwards *and* backwards. To find treasure at both ends of the rainbow. To find comfort in connection. To recognize how it flows, both the sadness and the joy.
Love,
Me