You are free to be you !

Adibee – You have something in you, something that is very different and very special. You have a strength and a resilience that very few people have. And I see it in you everyday – a strength of character that is very rare. Keep it up, my dear son, keep up that strength and courage and stand your ground when needed. Let people know what you stand for and what you won’t stand for. Be you and the world will adjust.

When you walk around campus be aware of your thoughts. Are they the thoughts of the man you see yourself becoming ? Are you happy with whatever is going through your mind ? We will be happy and proud of you whether you are in varsity, JV or playing for sophomores – or not playing at all – as long as you are happy with it. Wherever you are play with heart, study with focus and stay curious. Then let go and let the dice 🎲 fall as it is meant. Love yourself for what you already are… and never trade your authenticity for anybody’s approval. Be and become comfortable in your own skin.

I miss having you near where I know I can hear your voice, close by where my legs can take me and my eyes can reach. I  would like that a lot but since that’s not possible I love you. I love you enough to let you go so that you can make and mould a life that fits you. But remember babe that whenever you leave the threshold of this home that you were raised in , you know the difference between right and wrong. Do right. Do right when wrong comes sweet talking in the form of cool friends or fame or appreciation.

Moms are like gardeners tending rose bushes. A rose bush not only needs to be watered, nourished and loved, but also trimmed and cleaned up from the pests and garbage that comes to stick on it. If not it will fast become a bush of thorns instead of a bed of roses. People’s minds are so like rose bushes in many ways; if nurtured will bring forth buds and flowers else more of thorns. So the love I have Adib is akin to the love of a gardener ; it is tough love – nurturing and pruning at the same time. Just like I help you clean up your closet, my hope is that I help you tidy up your mind too from time to time – a lot by example, some by actions and a tiny bit by the these letters 😊

So Adi my son, you are free -to fly the skies like a kite because you are held by the string of love that will not let you go astray. You are free to be you.