to an extraordinary girl.

Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let the pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness. Take pride even though the rest of the world may disagree, you still have to believe this is a beautiful place...

underneath all the garbage, there is a treasure waiting to be found. There is always more than meets the eye. You just have to look a little longer, harder. And, if you are willing to wait - people will surprise you. The world will surprise you. There are always mountains to be climbed. But you have to hold on. You have to believe. Believe in second chances. Believe in brand new days. Believe in adventure, and chance, and fate. Believe that love exists. More than that, that one day, love will come and find you - find you and never leave. Do not give up hope. When the game of love has dealt you a losing hand... keep playing. Your broken heart will eventually mend. Shed tears. Get angry. Scream. Do what you have to do. But, at the end of the day, remember to smile. Forgive and forget. You are stronger than everyone who tries to bring you down - who hurts you. who lies to you. who makes promises that are never kept. who makes you feel insignificant. Don't let them push you down. Keep shining vibrantly. Allow yourself to start over. Give yourself new beginnings. Take a day just for you. Do something out of the ordinary. Take a risk. Remember to laugh. Go crazy. Dance in the rain. Open your eyes and see all the beauty the world has to offer. More than that, open your heart to whatever comes your way, whoever comes your way.


It doesn't have to be you against the world. When you feel like you can't make it, when you want to stop trying, when you want to stop caring - Remember that God is bigger than anything that comes your way. He can heal your pain. He can take away your heartache. He can wipe away your tears. When you are weak, He is strong. Let Him fill you with joy again. Let Him show beauty. Let Him give you hope. Let Him give you love. Hear Him when He says: "You are beautiful. You are irreplaceable. Nothing you can do will ever make me stop loving you. Have faith, my child. Everything I promise to give you - I will never take away. I will always be here. To hold you. To listen. To speak words of encouragement. To walk by your side - wherever you go, through anything you encounter, in the face of all those who come against you. Pray, and I will answer. Believe, and I will invite you in. Live for me, and I will shower you with more than you could ever imagine. You are not alone. I am here. I have always been here."

Live and let go... or live and let God (be your everything).