1. “The beauty of facing life unprepared is tremendous. Then life has a newness, a youth; then life has a flow and freshness. Then life has so many surprises. And when life has so many surprises boredom never settles in you.”

This is pretty much the opposite of everything I ever learned.

In school, I was always taught to prepare for college. In college, I was preparing for “the real world”. While working, I had to prepare for retirement. When I was flying, I learned to be prepared for every possible outcome… even incredibly unlikely scenarios. I had always heard that it was best to be prepared.

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I dream. I feel. I sense. I love…

I believe!

There are so many things I believe that I’m sure are naive:

I naively believe we all deserve to be happy.

I naively believe we should care about one another.

I naively believe life should be about more than paying the bills.

I naively believe excitement and passion never have to fade.

Silly me, I know.

I naively believe children are people too, and should be respected.

I naively believe couples can value one another forever.

I naively believe Hope IS a plan… and a damn good one.

I naively believe our ducks won’t ever be in a row, so we should start living today.

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This was an email I received from a reader. I found it to be a beautiful tribute to her father, and know all too well the pain she is going through. I thought maybe, by sharing it here, some of you could help me find the right words to comfort her… even just a little. She told me she wrote this a few months ago, and still has his ashes.

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My dad died on the 24^th of April, 2009, and I have thought of letting go of his ashes many times in that time but either due to co-ordination of schedules with my mum and sister or my inability to let go, I am faced with possibly letting go today. It feels like my heart, amongst other organs, is being ripped apart.

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