letter from Mother to Daughter...

"My dear girl, the day you see I’m getting old, I ask you to please be patient, but most of all, try to understand what I’m going through.

If when we talk, I repeat the same thing a thousand times, don’t interrupt to say: “You said the same thing a minute ago”... Just listen, please. Try to remember the times when you were little and I would read the same story night after night until you would fall asleep.

When I don’t want to take a bath, don’t be mad and don’t embarrass me. Remember when I had to run after you making excuses and trying to get you to take a shower when you were just a girl?

When you see how ignorant I am when it comes to new technology, give me the time to learn and don’t look at me that way... remember, honey, I patiently taught you how to do many things like eating appropriately, getting dressed, combing your hair and dealing with life’s issues every day... the day you see I’m getting old, I ask you to please be patient, but most of all, try to understand what I’m going through.

If I occasionally lose track of what we’re talking about, give me the time to remember, and if I can’t, don’t be nervous, impatient or arrogant. Just know in your heart that the most important thing for me is to be with you.

And when my old, tired legs don’t let me move as quickly as before, give me your hand the same way that I offered mine to you when you first walked.

When those days come, don’t feel sad... just be with me, and understand me while I get to the end of my life with love.

I’ll cherish and thank you for the gift of time and joy we shared. With a big smile and the huge love I’ve always had for you, I just want to say, I love you... my darling daughter."

 

-saw this on facebook.com and just had to share!

y is for...Yin Yang

f yin and yang do not exist, the One (the Great Ultimate) can not revealed If the One cannot be revealed then the function of the two forces will cease, Reality and unreality, motion and rest, integration and disintegration, and clearness and turbidity are two different substances. In the final analysis, however, they are one. 

Chang Tsai

If you look at the Taoist symbol of Yin Yang, you see that there is a seed of one in the other.  You will also notice that it is in constant motion, flowing from one to the other, as life should be - balanced!

Yin yang are not opposing forces (dualities), but complementary opposites, unseen (hidden, feminine) and seen (manifest, masculine), that interact within a greater whole, as part of a dynamic system. Everything has both yin and yang aspects as light cannot exist without darkness and vice-versa, but either of these aspects may manifest more strongly in particular objects, and may ebb or flow over time. 

Here are a few examples of Yin Yang

The Sun is yang while the Moon is yin. 

Female is Yin while Man is Yang. 

Mountain is Yin while the river is Yang. 

Intuitive is Yin while Logical is Yang. 

Winter is Yin while Summer is Yang.

w is for... my Wish for you!

Haliewa Beach, O'ahu

“This is my wish for you: 

                                 comfort on difficult days,  

      

    smiles when sadness intrudes,       

      

                                                          rainbows to follow the clouds, 

                            laughter to kiss your lips, 

hugs when spirits sag,

              

                                                sunsets to warm your heart,

                           friendships to brighten your being, 

    beauty for your eyes to see,   

           

                                                       faith so that you can believe, 

                    confidence for when you doubt, 

                                            patience to accept the truth, 

            courage to know yourself,

                                         love to complete your life.”

                                                                                     Anonymous

life is short...

This is YOUR LIFE.
    Do what you LOVE and do it OFTEN.

If you don’t like something, CHANGE IT.
   If you don’t like your job, QUIT.
      If you don’t have enough time, QUIT WATCHING TV.

If you are looking for the love of your life, STOP.
                     They will be waiting for you when you START DOING THINGS YOU LOVE.

         STOP OVER ANALYZING, LIFE IS SIMPLE.
                  All emotions are beautiful.
                          When you eat, appreciate EVERY LAST BITE.

Open your MIND, ARMS, and HEART to New Things and People,
              We are united in our DIFFERENCES.

                  Ask the NEXT PERSON you see what their PASSION is,
       and SHARE your INSPIRING DREAM with them.

              TRAVEL OFTEN, getting lost will help you FIND YOURSELF.
 

Some OPPORTUNITIES only come once, SEIZE THEM.

                                    Life is about the PEOPLE you meet and the things you CREATE WITH THEM.

                      So go out and START CREATING.

               Live your DREAM and share your PASSION.

LIFE IS SHORT.

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