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I grabbed this copy and hope to have it printed out.  I found it in the net and I was hoping that I could remember everything by heart.  Unfortunately, I don't have a retentive memory.  So here, I am posting it for you to read.

“Be brave. Even if you’re not, pretend to be. No one can tell the difference. Don’t allow the phone to interrupt important moments. It’s there for your convenience, not the callers. Don’t be afraid to go out on a limb. That’s where the fruit is. Don’t burn bridges. You’ll be surprised how many times you have to cross the same river. Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated. Don’t major in minor things. Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Pasteur, Michaelangelo, Mother Teresa, Helen Keller, Leonardo Da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein. Don’t spread yourself too thin. Learn to say no politely and quickly. Don’t use time or words carelessly. Neither can be retrieved. Don’t waste time grieving over past mistakes Learn from them and move on. Every person needs to have their moment in the sun, when they raise their arms in victory, knowing that on this day, at his hour, they were at their very best. Get your priorities straight. No one ever said on his death bed, ‘Gee, if I’d only spent more time at the office’. Give people a second chance, but not a third. Judge your success by the degree that you’re enjoying peace, health and love. Learn to listen. Opportunity sometimes knocks very softly. Leave everything a little better than you found it. Live your life as an exclamation, not an explanation. Loosen up. Relax. Except for rare life and death matters, nothing is as important as it first seems. Never cut what can be untied. Never overestimate your power to change others. Never underestimate your power to change yourself. Remember that overnight success usually takes about fifteen years. Remember that winners do what losers don’t want to do. Seek opportunity, not security. A boat in harbor is safe, but in time its bottom will rot out. Spend less time worrying who’s right, more time deciding what’s right. Stop blaming others. Take responsibility for every area of your life. Success is getting what you want. Happiness is liking what you get. The importance of winning is not what we get from it, but what we become because of it. When facing a difficult task, act as though it’s impossible to fail.”

— Jackson Brown Jr

Let It Go

Well, it's the craze right now and you're one of the hundreds of kids attached to the movie soundtrack (and the movie "Frozen" itself).

It's so wonderful to hear and see you try to sing along and move along the song while it is being played on my phone.  It has been our bonding moment for days now.  You always call my attention to sit beside you in bed while the movie is playing over and over again.  You even do an imitation of Queen Elsa while singing that on the mountains - letting your hair down and flipping it on time (just like the Queen Elsa is doing in the movie).

You papa is peeking at the door while you and I try to sing out loud in bed.  Sometimes, he comes in the room and tries to dance along.  Of course, he tries to do a girly dance which ruins everything else.

I'm pretty sure that at this age (3 years old), you already have an idea what the movie is all about.  You see what is going on. However, you don't really understand the moral yet.

I guess by the time that you are reading this, you probably have some idea of what it was really about - song and story and all.

It was all about knowing fully well who you are and making the best of what is there.

I guess the Ice Queen (from which the movie was based) was so restrained in her actions that she is not herself.  Instead of learning how to control her powers (and talents), it was hidden just because people were ignorant about it.  People around her wanted her to belong so as not to stand out, be different and be scared of.

The song is nice and I hope you can still have a copy of it and don't think it's immature or unsophisticated just because by the time you read this, there are other songs that you have heard that might be more catchy than the "Let It Go" song we both enjoy.

Just remember when you hear Queen Elsa singing that song in the movie, you and I both enjoyed it together.  Sometimes you wrap your arm in momma's arm in bed while we watch it.  It was the best Anak.