WHAT I SEE WHEN I LOOK AT YOU...

Its amazing what we see... as different people with different perspectives, we see only the things we have been conditioned to see.

You come from a place where You have been made to see Yourself, not as who You are;

but rather, who 'They' want You to be.

And as a resut of this, You think that You have got to change who You are to suit other's opinons of You.

But lemme ask you this; How many people do You think You can please?

The simple fact is: We are never satisfied; we always want more and often times, demand more from the people we care about.

The important thing is how You see Yourself.

But before You do that, let us take a walk through my eyes;

and make You see for Yourself, how I see You.

I see you as STRONG

                                           

You are a woman of amazing strength,

Able to stand up to what you fear and not cower in the face of opposition.

You put your feelings aside and take care of others.

It takes strength to know your mistakes and learn from them.

A quick reminder: Your tears are not a sign of weakness.

You are a pillar of strenth...

A fount where others come to draw from.

I see You as CHEERFUL and BRIGHT

Your gait, Your bounce, Your vitality and the very life You bring is nothing that can be compared with;

You exude such exuberance that it lights up a room.

You open your mouth and every sadness goes away.

The quality of life that You have is unfathomable.

It is something that cannot be learnt, neither can it be transferred.

It is what stands you out from the crowd...

A quick reminder: Don't ever trade this amazing quality for anything.

I see you as DEEP

 

The vastness of your intelligence is one that cannot be matched.

When You speak, you amaze me.

Its a very great wonder where these things come from; 

Your determination and Your steel resolve...

Your wealth of knowledge mixed with Your simplicity is unnerving...

I don't need to tell You how beautiful You are, or how lovely You are...

I do not need to remind You of how happy You make others...

Neither do I need to make You see how wonderful You truly are.

You are indeed a gem...

But all that; all these awesome things I have outlined wouldn't mean a thing if You did not believe them about Yourself.

So the next time You are forced to think of Yourself as something other than all these...

My shoes are always ready, You can take a walk in them and see Yourself through my eyes...

And see Yourself...

The way You truly are.

****** This was written as a dedication to a certain somebody, who holds a certain place in my heart and has affected me in certain ways that cannot be matched************