To my greatest joys,
accomplishments and love,
Life holds too many surprises and before I
lose the chance to do so and in lieu of Mother’s Day tomorrow, I want to pass on to
you some things I’ve learned in life…
First, learn to live
your life without regrets. Living with regrets, wishing to change things you
can’t change only drags you down.
Learn to find the
little wonderful things in life – they are what matter most.
Learn to dream big and
believe the vastness of heavens and the depths of the oceans are not enough to
encompass all that your heart can possibly wish for as they can never compass
all my dreams for you.
Learn to forgive no
matter how difficult it is to forget. Living life without anger is easier than
consuming your life with a fruitless wrath.
Believe that you can
do anything you set your mind to doing and learn to accept the things that you
can’t.
Set a goal for
yourself. It is easier to live your life when you know where you want to go.
Respect everyone and
have compassion for those who do not have respect for themselves.
Love unconditionally
but never ever lose yourself in the process.
Learn to say “No” and
mean it. You don’t always have to please everyone.
I pray you have found the man God created
for you and he'll lie awake watching you sleep for hours, hold your hand when
you’re in pain, loves you unconditionally and will think you’re sexy and beautiful
even when you're 75!
Learn to accept
yourself – flaws and all. Look in the mirror and know that you are beautiful
and that you are loved.
Learn not to judge
yourself by what people think of you because people will always have an opinion
and you could never please everyone.
Learn to judge
yourself according to how you’d be judge in the end.
Live an honest life.
You’d live longer.
Learn how to pray and
believe with absolute faith that He will never forsake you.
Choose well the people
you’d trust and always pay your debts.
Cultivate in your
heart an innate kindness and the ability to find the goodness in everyone.
Don’t forget birthdays
and learn to do something special for someone when they least expects it.
Never let others
define you – define yourself.
Never forget to dance
in the rain, walk barefoot on the grass, and smell the roses as you go by
living your life.
Know that you are
loved always, , unconditionally and forever.
Love,
Mom
