i could tell you all of this on any day

querida pati,

i am so blessed to know you. for reals. :-)

your (embarrassed) laugh (a cackle!)
your smile
your perseverance...as a student, sister, friend...
i admire the way that you move in the world with a realness, without pretense.
you mean it when you give a big {{hug}}
your desire to climb to the top, to believe in the goodness of people...
they are just slices of what makes you so...awesome.

i have loved knowing you more over this last year, and i'm hopeful for the ways we will continue getting to know one another...bike rides and climbs??

i leave with some words from marianne williamson:

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be?"

shine on, pati. and know that there will always be people wanting to be close to you even when ur feeling not so brilliant, not so bright, when you want to have a bit of shadow to yourself.

com carinho
e um grande abraço...hoje e sempre!

~ cristina