Pensive Sky

            Love yourself.
MAKE PEACE with who you are
            and where you are
         at this moment in time.

     Listen to your heart.
If you can't hear what it's saying
                in this noisy world,
                     MAKE TIME for yourself.
           Enjoy your own company.
                       Let your mind wander among the stars.

       Try.
  Take chances.
            MAKE MISTAKES.
       Life can be messy
            and confusing at times,
    but it's also full of surprises.
The next rock in your path
          might be a stepping-stone.

                    Be happy.
           When you don't have what you want,
                           want what you have.
                MAKE DO.
That's a well-kept secret of contentment.

      There aren't any shortcuts to tomorrow.
You have to MAKE YOUR OWN WAY.
       To know where you're going
                 is only part of it.
You need to know where you've been, too.
                       And if you ever get lost, don't worry.
             The people who love you will find you.
                     Count on it.

     Life isn't days and years.
               It's what you do with time
and with all the goodness and grace
            that's inside of you.
   MAKE A BEAUTIFUL LIFE...
                 The kind of life you deserve.

-Hallmark Birthday Card from my parents, 2011