A Mother’s Wishes for Her Daughter

1. I wish you love yourself as much as you love others. 
2. I wish you take risks. 
3. I wish you try new things.
4. I wish you respect the planet more than the generations before you.
5. I wish you are kind to others even though the world is cruel.
6. I wish you have control over your own body.
7. I wish you eat and not feel guilty about it.
8. I wish you always know you’re beautiful and that beauty is more than your appearance. 
9. I wish you find love.
10. I wish you find passion.
11. I wish you realize all emotions are valid and often expose your needs.
12. I wish you see others’ voices as important as your own.
13. I wish you follow your own path.
14. I wish you find strength in any pain you experience.
15. I wish you find success in whatever way you define it.
16. I wish you always stay informed.
17. I wish you always vote.
18. I wish you never lose your love for books.
19. I wish you accept your flaws and be realistic about the things you want to change.
20. I wish you’re healthy – mentally and physically.
21. I wish you’re happy and that you find happiness in your own way.
22. I wish you get to travel.
23. I wish you listen to your mind and body and give them what they need.
24. I wish you are gentle with yourself.
25. I wish you learn from our family’s story.
26. I wish your thirst for knowledge never stops and that you learn as much as you can.
27. I wish when you see others struggling you lift them up.
28. I wish you realize that all people have more in common than not.
29. I wish you always see others’ experiences as valid.
30. I wish you always know I love you.

What would you add to the list?