For my children and my grandchildren

I am so very proud of all of you. I am so very happy *for* you.

Cherish every minute with your friends and family; it goes by far too quickly.

Be grateful for everything. Live that you regret nothing; even the missteps. Be kind to strangers.

Be happy in all you chose to do. Follow your heart. Love hard. Live simply. Leave behind what you do not need on your path.

Let nothing stop you from moving in the direction of your dreams. Allow the current of life to move you along, but act on the serendipity along your journey.

The tapestry of life connects us all. Revel in the threads, their colors, their strength, their resiliency.  Lean into them whenever you need; they will never fail you.

You are loved more than you will ever know. More than in your wildest dreams. I will always be with you. Forever and always.

Feel my kisses as you drink from the clear mountain waters, in the salt of the ocean, in the breeze across your face, as snowflakes on your tongue and in the fragrance of your favorite flower. Know that I will be winking at you as fireflies on a warm summer’s evening and in the twinkling of stars across an inky black sky

We are stardust

We are golden

Million year old carbon*

Unconditionally, Forever and Always…

*Joni Mitchell, Woodstock 1969