My Favorite Words of Encouragement...

So I send you, my dear, a bowl of ripe fruit that stays that way until you're ready to eat it. I send you a flannel nightgown that brushes the floor, and a paintbrush that whispers to you what to paint...I send you a path in the woods that leads to the gate which leads to the sea, then a carpet of moss and a tea party all set up! You're the first guest to arrive. I send you visions of ladders to the new places in your soul, and slides that lead out of the negative slots. I send you new knowledge of your resilience and fortitude. I send you special glue for the broken places. I send you beauty in any ugliness you see, and the ability to truly respect your own pain. Take a deep breath.I send you turquoise water and pure white sand...I send you the discovery of a key on the floor of the ocean...this key is encrusted with tiny bits of shells.This is the key to your hidden self. The one you feel cannot be seen.You are safe.Let your hidden self float free.I send you daily prayers and the constancy of love, harder laughter and more tears, rich butter cookies with no calories, a sudden unplanned nap. I send you a dream in which you fully realize that none of us are alone and that we are all seen, heard, and loved just for being. I Iight a candle in your name...We are all succulent and brave, holy, ordinary, stumbling creatures. I send you love.