Your gifts

71 years and the passing of unconditional love have taught me...the car doesn't matter, the degrees don't matter, the bank account doesn't matter, the applause doesn't matter.

What matters is faith, love, kindness, authenticity, vulnerability, empathy, compassion, and sharing your gifts.

Your gifts will not be found on your phone, your computer, your text messages, and never in your "likes." Your gifts are deep within you, in the very cells of your body, actually in your DNA.

You are a miracle. Cherish yourself and only surround yourself with people who really know who you are and cherish you as well.