Loralie

The possibilities of life are endless. The possibilities of joy or sorrow, success or failure, love or hate will be with you throughout your life. The choice is yours, for you are the author and your story has just begun. Hopefully there will be more joy than sorrow, more success than failure and more love than hate.

I would encourage you, though, not to dismay in times of sorrow, failure and hate. For you will never know true joy until you have felt the pain of true sorrow, nor will you truly enjoy success until you have felt the sting of failure and you will never feel true love until you've tasted the bitterness of hate. But don't hold those harsh times in your heart little one, learn your lesson from them and let their memory float away. Instead, remind yourself of pleasant memories and past victories, not forgetting to focus on the future and enjoy the present, they are truly gifts from Heaven. Enjoy childish things while childish things are appropriate, for they won't always be. As you grow older, explore the wonders the world has to offer but never forget your roots and always remember that God gave you to your family and your family to you for a reason. Family takes care of family.

Now I offer this simple prayer: may your joy always outweigh your sorrow, your success far exceed your failure and your love over shadow your hate. May your memories be as beautiful as your twinkling blue eyes, your present as sweet as your loving heart and your future as bright as your shining smile. May you grow wings that take you far and wide but always carry you home.