A Letter To My Daughter

To My Beautiful Girl,

So many times, I wanted to sit down and put my thoughts into words, but it just never happened. I never felt like I had the right words to even say or could express them in a way that you would understand all the love in my heart. As the time passed, I realized it wasn't whether my words were correct or "pretty" to read; it was just the fact that I shared them so that one day you can look back and see just how much you meant to me and that I was forever thinking of you and your future. So here they are, baby girl, just a tiny snapshot of the hopes I have for you and your life ahead. 

I hope that wherever you look, you see a piece of you in everything and recognize the beauty even in the most minor things. 

I hope you always go all in, give this life and every task all that you have, leaving no regrets at the end of the day.

I hope you start out looking for one thing and, by chance, find something else even better and more authentic. 

I hope you never get tired of waking up and working towards your dreams, even when it feels like a great risk to take. 

I hope that whatever you choose to do with your life makes you feel good, and you do it with passion.

I hope love is the greatest risk and the most rewarding thing you ever do,

I hope that no matter how many times your heart gets broken (which I pray is very few), you can still look in the mirror and see how precious you are. 

I hope you find something unexpected right in the middle of your pain: strength that empowers you, compassion that humbles you, a peace so overwhelming it changes you, or a passion so strong that it propels you forward.

I hope, my sweet girl, that you get to experience building a future with someone, and I hope that future is brighter than any star up above and exceeds any expectation you ever had.

I hope for all the questions you seek answers to, may there be at least one you learn, and may you live better for it.

I hope you always take the time to see just how magical this world really is and truly understand that it is up to you and you alone to make your dreams come true. 

I hope when you look out over this world, you always see a true friend and a road that leads you home again.

I hope you find what you're looking for in the end, especially when it's better than what you set out to find.

This is just a small list of the hopes I have for you and your future. But, when it comes to you, baby girl, the list is unending, just like my love for you. You will forever be my heaven and all of my stars.

Love, 

Mommy