My Wish for You

I see beauty all around me. I watch a bird dart between cars in a parking lot. I see a couple holding hands.  I hear a baby laugh. The play of light between the leaves of the tree. The sound of the waves at the ocean hitting the shore. The smell of something baking. A rainbow, a flower, a kitten.

Each time I smile and I think of you. Each time I want to turn to you and see if you notice it too. I store these little bits and pieces of beauty in my mind so I can tell you about them later. But you aren't there and I don't tell you.

While you're far away from me I hope that you find your own moments of beauty. I hope you pause and think of me when you see a sunset.

I hope you laugh with the sheer joy of being alive.

I hope you eat chocolate and savor every bite.

I hope you sit quietly with your morning cup of coffee and enjoy the silence.

I hope you hug your mother and breathe in the scents of your childhood.

Life is short. You are here to live fully, to enjoy your every experience. There is more to life than work and chores. There is fun and games. There is silence and there is bustle. There is hurry and there is pause. There is argue and there is laughter. There are tears of sorrow and of joy.

I hope you enjoy them all.

Every moment in life is a gift to you. Explore them all. It is for you to decide if you want more or less of those kinds of moments. Cherish them, each one of them, for they all offer you something valuable.

I hope you dance with a beautiful woman in your arms.

I hope you eat steak and drink a beer or two on a Saturday night.

I hope you watch a football game and leap out of your chair when your team scores.

I hope you weep at the sad parts of a movie.

I hope you swear at the guy that cuts you off on your drive to work.

Most of all, I hope you live. Live now, every moment of every day. Feel every emotion that life has to offer you. Be angry, be scared, be happy, be insecure. Feel love and feel the fear that goes along with it. Play in the rain. Sleep in now and then. Argue loudly. Cry passionately. Love wildly.

Whatever you choose to do, do it with all you are, and then move on with no regrets.