"I'll tell you what happens. One by one, as everyone falls away taking that piece of you you so foolishly gave away, you're left with nothing to hold onto, nothing to hope for. Friends, family, best friends, loves, all are a thing of the past. You drove them away. All your hopes and dreams are shattered. I know you have trouble trusting people, I know. And now that you've finally found something to believe in, you give all your trust away, even though everything inside of you tells you not to, because everytime you have in the past, the consequence is regret and another piece of you gone. This lesson started in childhood, shouldn't you have learned it by now? You've lost people, but have not yet been left with nothing but yourself. Wait for it. There's nothing left to lose, and everything to gain. It's true. Through this inflicted indepence, you gain more maturity and self-realization then you ever have. You learn what to do to get through the day, without anything else. You learn to cry alone, to laugh alone, to live alone, to sleep alone, to strive for self-happiness, even though it seems unachievable. There are times you'll feel like giving up, there's really nothing left. But salvage everything you can, grasp anything that will let you-and give it to God. And the tables will turn, people forgive, friends return, but this time around, it's a lesson learned. A piece of you locked up, never to be ripped away. Freedom turns out to be freedom within yourself, realization that all along you were trapped. That won't happen to you, and you don't deserve it. You just need a realization of joy, you cannot love others until you love God, and love yourself."

"May today there be peace within. May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be and if you are not, may you chang without ignorance. May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith. May you use those gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you. May you be content knowing you are a child of God. Let this presence settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love. It is there for each and every one of us. "