So, to my beautiful crazy wonderful girls,
1. Be proud of your accomplishments and take responsibilities for your failures. They are both part of your journey and neither will define who you are. What helps define you is how you react to your accomplishments and your failures. What you choose to do with them. What you choose to learn.
2. Take risks. Go for a job that may be out of your reach. Go on an unplanned trip with girlfriends. Move across the country. Do the unexpected. Because these will be the things you remember most. The things you cherish forever.
3. Listen to good music, really good music. Go to concerts and dance all night. Sing loudly in your car and in your room. Create playlists that make your soul feel good and others that help you get through bad times. And who cares what people say about the music you listen to, as long as it moves you.
4. Be kind. I get that this is such a simple thing. But is so important to be kind to EVERYONE. At the end of the day we are all the same. No matter class, race, sex. And people will ALWAYS remember how you treat them, so be kind.
5. Don't define your success by money or by others success. Your success is your personal story, your own journey. Some of us find success in creating art, others in running companies. Others define their success on the happiness of the people who surround them. And what we consider successful will change as we grow. Strive to be successful in what makes you happy and you will always be successful.
6. Find great friends. Find people who are happy for your accomplishments. People who are there for you during the hard times as well as the good. Find friends who may not have the same opinions as you, but respect you none the less. Find friends who you can laugh with, who you can confide in. Find friends who have yours (and their) well being in mind. And be a great friend back.
7. Know that your sisters will always be there for you, that they will always be your best friends. I get this may seem odd now because sometimes you four drive each other crazy. But you have this absolutely amazing bond that you four will only understand. So love each other and support each other through everything.
8. Don't settle. Not for a bad job, a bad boyfriend, a bad friend, a bad kiss. Know that you are worthy of good things, good people, good love.
9. Follow your heart, but also listen to your head. This might be the best piece of advice I have ever received. Our hearts sometimes want things that we know aren't the best for us and sometimes our heads say one thing but we know in our hearts that we need something else. Consult both and most of the time you'll end up in the right spot.
10. And most importantly, have fun. You only get one shot at life so have fun, make memories. Laugh, love, cry, make up. Show up and work hard but also go out dancing with your friends. Read books, have long conversations about your dreams. Go to bed early, go on long walks. See the ocean and play in the mountains. Eat good food. Travel, explore. Don't take yourself too seriously, but take good care of yourself. Love with all your heart. Enjoy this beautiful chaotic messy wonderful thing called life.
And always know that through the bad mistakes and the crazy adventures and the wonderful moments, I will be there. Whether I am 10,000 miles away or sitting right next to you, I will always support and love you.
photo from Taylor Anderson Photography
XOXO, your mama
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