Dear Micaela,
Nearly a century ago, an essayist named Marcel Proust put his pen to a paper and wrote this: "If a little dreaming is dangerous, the cure for it is not to dream less but to dream more, to dream all the time".
I want to pass that on to you because this past month has been a roller-coaster and you, sweet wonderful you, have really bore the brunt of it. For a few days this month, you lost all control over your life as it used to be. We decided to take you to preschool again. We decided that it was good for you to share with other children and to learn that you sometimes have to take turns before you get something or that you have to be a little patient while others get helped as well...
This is life, my sweet baby, and the truth is that even though it isn't always sunshine and roses, LIFE IS AMAZING! and I encourage you to ride its waves as often as possible and as long as you can. Pounce on every opportunity for happiness that comes your way and make the very best of it. But when life is sour and things get truly awful. I want you to learn this lesson now: NEVER GIVE UP! When someone pushes you down, STAND UP! When the path you've chosen gets difficult, KEEP GOING! And when a dream is torn away from you: DO NOT STOP DREAMING! NEVER STOP DREAMING!
And even with all these emotional changes, this month still had its good bits – and like I said, the good bits ARE AWESOME TOO! You have gone through another verbal explosion and along with forming complete sentences you have begun telling us stories that you make up from scratch. You have also made huge leaps in imaginative play over the past few weeks. Yesterday you made-believe that Mickey Mouse and all its Clubhouse friends where in your room. A few minutes later, you decided that you wanted Winnie Pooh and his friends to visit you as well so you even decided that Goofy was going to "pretend" (and that is the word you used...) that he was Christopher Robin.
Every day, you amaze me. You have such a big heart, Micaela. There are no words to describe how you have made my heart flutter over the past few days. You are so gentle and patient with other children and with people who need help. You are so nurturing, so kind, so loving, and every time I see your compassion in action I am filled with pride.
Yesterday you tuned twenty-five months old and the only thing I want to tell you this time is to keep on being that incredible self you are. Keep on being stubborn and strong. Keep on saying everything that you feel like saying, and keep on doing everything you feel like doing. And mainly, my very own ray of sunshine, dream, dream all the time. No matter what, dream all the time and never let anyone tell you that you are wrong for doing so because I can assure you that there is nothing more beautiful in life than being able to dream, to plan, to wish, and to hope!
Love you so, so much my beautiful princess,
Mommy
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