And when the leaves turn brown, I'll think of you.

Goodbye.

Goodbye to the first man I ever loved.

Goodbye to all the times I spent in your arms. To the times I felt protected by you.

Goodbye to the presence that gave me encouragement to succeed.

Goodbye to his jokes that made absolutely no sense. To the things that he'd say that would make me question whether to laugh or not.

Goodbye to the one who taught me the values of love & respect. 

Goodbye to the person that help build the kind hear that I have today.

Goodbye to the man that never gave up on me no matter how many times I screwed up.

Goodbye to a man that always remained true to his dreams no matter how long it took to accomplish them.

Goodbye to the multiple, annoying phone calls that I'd receive everyday just so he can tell me to go visit him and how much he missed me.

Those phone calls. How I wish I can get one last phone call. To hear your voice one last time. To hear you tell me how you missed me or just any nonsense you wished to tell me. Because it wouldn't be annoying & it would no longer be nonsense... It would be the best conversation I've ever had with you. It would be my most cherished phone call.

But, you're no longer here to do that. You're no longer here suffering in this thing we call "life". You're in a beautiful place where God can help you watch over me. In a place where life no longer means here on earth, but in the beautiful clouds and heavens above where you've been granted wings.

So goodbye dad, goodbye for now. Goodbye until you once again visit me in my dreams. Goodbye until we finally meet each other where I too, will have wings.

I love you dad. 

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The moment when she realized that she might possibly be in love...

Life became brighter, it was no longer black and white. It became a life splashed and filled with color. 

All the endless possibilities of what life could be like never seemed so much closer and clearer.

Her heart began to burst with wonder. Pure joy had finally once again hit her like an asteroid coming in at full speed and exploded with magic.

It was the kind of joy that only love can provide. The kind of wonder where you might believe that heaven can be a place on earth. 

The flowers that withered began to grow and blossom once again. The ice box within her chained soul began to melt and break as the love that she once felt and longed for was now at the face of her door. She could no longer contain her silence. She was in love. 

Happiness

Your happiness should not be determined by the hands of another.
You are in charge of how you feel, of your destiny and how you choose to go about life.
You are in charge of your mind and the choices you choose to make today, tomorrow and throughout your life. You control the results and how you choose to the life you want to live.
So for today, choose to be happy. Because only you and you alone can determine how you feel. 

Live Happily -Helen B.