Birthday Card poem from my Mom

[Catty1]

My birthday was in July - and the card my mom gave me was...well, I love my mom. Here is the verse that was on the front, and inside it:

How to Make
A Beautiful Life

Reflections For A Daughter On Her Birthday

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 you.
MAKE A BEAUTIFUL LIFE...
The kind of life you deserve.

Mom signed it:
I love you, darling Candace...
Ors mawm.

(The latter phrase was wordplay that grew in our family)

[Bonny]

Leave it to a great mom to give you a card with so much meaning. There is lots of good advice in those verses.

[Marigold2]

Why didn't you warn me that I would need several tissues?
So beautiful. Wish, loving and true words.
A great lady.