Lessons Taught by a Two-Year Old Angell

Mother Goddess, Father God... today you have reclaimed a gift you loaned our lives.  Ryver returns to your hands today.  We look forward to the day when we will see her smiling face again and thank you for the blessing of her presence and its many lessons.  My granddaughter, Ryver KayLynn Ryelie Angell is once more a star in your fermament.  May her shining memory remind us all daily how important love truly is.

This is for the sweetest Ryverbug the world ever was blessed to hold…with all my love, Nana.

Lessons Taught by a Two-Year Old Angell

A gentle touch gets a gentle touch,

So does Love multiply times Love times infinity in return…
Problems and weights of the world shared by love…
Are less than half what they are on their own.

 

A blessing is the smile your loved one gives
Just because you walked into the room
Comfort is Mother’s Touch, Father’s Arms and Sissy kisses…
Relief is relying on Family’s good heart and strong tunes...

 

Tears cried for good reasons are good to cry
Tears cried for strife are good too
Hugs given “just cus” are the best ones, go on, give ‘em a try!
Kisses are luvins sweeter still, especially the ones ‘tween you and i

 

Naps are good and so are nuggets, no matter the kind of day
Love best, Love true, Love always in every way
Compassion for those that hurt us, even in the name of care
Especially the ones that don’t mean to, wouldn’t by choice, no never

 

Sisters are blessings and curses, best friends, when not stealing your stuff
Nests and breakfasts and secrets and dressup are important, not those “hard” answers
Through all the hellish, my family’s love made me tough
They called me a warrior, but in the mirror… I’m a little dancer!

 

Remember me with smiles and song, remember me dancing in sunlight

Remember me as growing up with you, strong, straight, upright
Remember that I hear you and see you and love you all the while
Remember I haven’t gone far away, I’m as close as your next smile

 

Give love, even when it hurts, give it all the time
Give when you’re angry and when you’re in pain, give it no matter the price
Give sweetness, not poison, not assumptions or pity
Give all the best of you there is, nothing less shall suffice

 

Dance into darkness and face your fears smiling
If you can’t baffle them with bullshit, win them with beguiling
Dance like a dervish, until you feel happy
Don’t forget where you came from, shine on even when life’s crappy

 

And Love first, Love last, Love every moment in between
Love is the greatest healer, the greatest comfort, greatest reason
Love is the brightest lesson for everyone I’ve touched
Never forget Love is most precious in every season.

 

 

...... did you get it?  No matter the question....Love *is* the best answer......