Dear Friend,
If you feel sad today, you are loved.
If you feel happy today, you are loved.
If you feel angry today, you are loved.
If you feel joyful today, you are loved.
If you feel hopeful today, you are loved.
If you feel hopeless today, you are loved.
If you feel connected today, you are loved.
If you feel lonely today, you are loved.
You are not a bad person or a failure if you feel sad a lot. You are not dumb or naive if you feel happy a lot. Life is horrible, and life is amazing, and all your feelings are permitted.
Love you
*****
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My name is Shelly Johnson, and I am a writer and philosopher with a Ph.D. in philosophy. One of my primary personal and philosophical interests is how we can learn to love ourselves and each other better in order to cultivate personal and political resilience. I teach ethics and a variety of other courses at a local college. I am the author of the blog Love is Stronger. I am also the author of three logic and critical thinking books for high school and middle school: _Argument Builder_, _Discovery of Deduction_ (co-author), and _Everyday Debate_, published by Classical Academic Press. You can reach me at shellypruittjohnson@gmail.com.
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