A Love Letter
Dear Friend,
This is a love letter. No, not the kind sealed with lipstick and spritzed with perfume. But one wrapped in light, glowing softly in the dark corners of pain, whispering: you are not alone.
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a time when we honor stories like yours. Stories of survival, courage, and quiet resilience. Beyond the statistics and campaigns, it’s really about love. The kind of love that doesn’t hurt, manipulate, or isolate. The kind of love that builds you up, not the kind that breaks you down and leaves you feeling all types of hurt.
If no one has told you lately, you deserve that good kind of love. You always have.
Maybe you have been through moments where the person who promised to protect you became the one you feared the most. Maybe you have walked through your day carrying the weight of shame, wondering how something called love could hurt you so deeply. Maybe you have grown accustomed to hiding your pain behind smiles or silence.
But hear this: what happened to you does not define you. The way you kept going, THAT is your story. The courage it takes to speak up, to leave, to heal, THAT is your strength. And even if you are not there yet, even if you are still trying to find your way out or your way back to yourself, that’s okay too. Healing is not a race. It’s a journey, and you’re already on it.
To the survivors: we see your light!
To those still living in fear: we hold hope for you until you can hold it yourself.
To our community: may we never stop listening, believing, and standing beside those who need us most.
Domestic violence thrives in silence. Love, awareness, and compassion are what break that silence. So this October, let’s shine a light on domestic violence, wear our purple, and open our hearts wider than before. Let’s promise to work together to build a world where safety is not a privilege, but a birthright.
This is a love letter, to you, to every survivor, to every story still unfolding.
You are worthy. You are brave. You are loved.
With hope,
Friend to Friend
