Tuesday, January 19, 2016

A Letter of Love to My Children

Good morning all.  Sometimes it is time to write a love letter and I have always written letters to my children.  A new year is a new beginning and I would like to share the letter of love to my children today.  Oh the original is far more personal and detailed but the ideas of the message are clearly defined in this one.  I hope it brings joy to your heart as well.

Good morning my Dear Children.  When you are where I am in life, I want you to have things differently. We always want to give the next generation better than we had. Please take hold of the people and things that really matter and make your life count with them.  Make it real and do NOT set yourself up to be questioned by those who love you the most.  They should know how you feel by your telling them and showing them.  Children have to be taught.
I am on the other side of this coin now and looking back the picture is not always pretty, so please learn from the lessons I did not learn soon enough.  You two held me together and held me in high esteem through all of the joy and pain.  Yes, listen to your heart but think with your minds also.  Yes you should have the kind of love you give but it comes with a price.  Love with absolute selfishness.  Do not apologize for your love but do not sacrifice the joy, love, respect and happiness of those who love you to have only what you want.  Looking back you will realize the value of loving and being loved.  Accept no substitutes. There are no escape clauses at the end of it all.  Be open, honest and ask questions!!!!!!!! You cannot know people without asking them the hard questions.  I know you both and you always do the right thing.  Thank you for that.  You two are my crowning achievements in this world and I feel selfish taking credit for any of your learning and knowing and being.
I did not realize how hurtful people could be.  It often seems you cannot get over the pain and disappointment.  Sometimes you may think it is just you and you are not everything you should be, but the truth is people are users and selfish. It is “One dog, one bone,” as they say.  They know how to protect themselves but they also know how to make you think you are important and loved by them.  That is the double standard.  Beware of it. The pain is when they pass you over for other people and even things.  That pain can go deeper and cause you to feel unimportant and devastated.  You must remain real, honest, and a caring person who would do almost anything to help others.  All of this pain makes you feel that you are the selfish person and you only do for them to make yourself feel good.   That is not true because you do things unselfishly on purpose and many times automatically.
Are you selfish?  Yes you are.  You do not think of yourself first but you do think of yourself, your needs, your wants, and your happiness
Always know where you came from:  GOD

Always know who you are:  GOD’S CHILD

Always know where you are going: BACK TO GOD

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