Letter from a Grandmother to Christine

I was going through some of my Mom's , Marie Jeffries's journals and found this poem she wrote to my niece Christine Paddock. It still rings very true for all the people she loved. TO Christine With Love: Live each day to the fullest. Get the most from each hour, each day, and each age of your life. Then you can look forward with confidence and back without regrets. Be yourself - but be your best self. Dare to be different and to follow your own star. And don't be afraid to be happy. Enjoy what is beautiful. Love with all your heart and soul. Believe that those you love, love you. Forget what have done for your friends and remember what they have done for you. Disregard what the world owes you, and concentrate on what you owe the world. When you are faced with a decision, make that decision as wisely as possible-than forget it. The moment of absolute certainty never arrives. Above all remember that God helps those who help themselves. Act as if everything depended on you, and pray as if everything depended upon God. Your Grandmother