I HOPE YOU DANCE- for my unborn children

love, angel, music, baby..

i know you think your mom is a little crazy sometimes, especially tagging you those monikers... but i cant think of anything that defines me and the way i feel for you more...

baby, i know life sometimes is hard, and there are things you dont understand about the adult world, and about life in general.. i hate to tell that i can offer you no quick solutions on how to cope with growing up, and having to deal with your first love, your first heartbreak, your first failure and many firsts that will come later..

i dont have the words to tell you what i dream for you, so i'll have to make do with a song...

" i hope you never lose your sense of wonder

you get your fill to eat, but always keep that hunger

may you never take one single breath for granted

God forbid that love ever leave you empty-handed

i hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean

whenever one door closes, i hope one more opens

promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance."

baby, try to hold on to that sense of wonder... life may throw so many things at you that you may forget to slow down and take a good look at the life teeming around you. dont be satisfied with mediocrity, but dont strive for perfection either. i hope all your dreams are fulfilled but i would never want you to be too self-satisfied.. never forget that there are things bigger than you, and that sometimes you will have to face failure.. but dont ever lose faith in yourself, and in God, who delights in making dreams come true, as long as we keep on believing in them.

"i hope you never fear those mountains in the distance

never settle for the path of least resistance

living might mean taking chances, but its worth taking

loving might be a mistake, but its worth making

dont let some hell-bent heart leave you bitter

when you come close to selling out, reconsider

give the heavens above more than a passing glance"

dont be scared of the unknown. God never gives us more than we can handle. dont follow the crowd if it means sacrificing your ideals. think deeply before you go down that road..dont take the easy way out, even though it IS easier. you might get hurt, but unless you have explored all that you really are, you will never have lived life to its fullest. you may experience heartbreak, but when that happens, dont say love has failed you.. human beings fail love, and not the other way round. fall in love completely- its the best experience in life.

"time is a wheel in constant motion

who wants to look back on their youth and wonder

where those years have gone"

babe, i cant guarantee you that it will be easy. it takes courage to follow your dreams when everyone tells you that dreaming is useless. dont take that job just because its secure and pays well. do you really want to do that job for the rest of your life? and dont let your career be more important than your friends and family. dont make the mistake of thinking being serious and responsible means slogging away at the office and looking stern. walk in the rain, but dry off thoroughly afterwards. play hooky occasionally, but finish your projects in time. dont wait for retirement to have a family vacation. by then it will be too late to explore caves, fly kites, learn to swim, and scream on roller-coaster rides.

fall in love. be with someone with whom you dont have to censor yourself with, but who makes you want to be your best. be with someone who knows the importance of dreams, and who has the courage to implement them. someone who gives up his dreams for a secure lifestyle may seem more responsible, but love is not just about being responsible. its about daring to take chances, to risk rejection, heartache and pain all on the throw of a dice. be with someone who dares to chase that elusive dream called love. again, it wont be all easy sailing, and for that, you need to find someone you can respect, someone strong enough to not throw in the towel when the going gets tough. dont set too much store on 'romantic' gestures. the guy who showers you with roses could leave you with the thorns; and the guy who gives you a rice cooker may be the one who yearns to share every meal with you..

live life to its fullest darling. i know its going to be a long time before you read and understand this. but music lives on, and i know this song will find you someday. and thats my last request to you- love music. love it. for it will be there to mark every facet of your life. LIVE forever, darling.

"and when you get the chance to sit it out or dance...

i hope you dance".

all my lovin,

momma