Life Lessons – Michallia Marks

Gracefully Broken

See the seeds of opportunity in your painful experience. Develop the courage to nourish them. -Robin Sharma

Bouquets and laughter. Perspiration and tears. Dresses and tuxedos. Friends and family. Champagne and kisses. It was going to be a perfect day…

I was happy and nervous while I helped to zip the back of her beautiful blue dress. Blue was her favourite colour. I gently applied makeup to her face and told her she was a beautiful bride. She smiled nervously and told me to hurry up because she didn’t want to arrive late for the ceremony. “Which bride says that?” I thought aloud.

A Letter to My Beloved Daughter

I awoke from a beautiful dream this morning. In the dream, I held a gorgeous baby girl in my arms. She came from me and she belonged to me. She had the complexion of bronze and bared the exact resemblance of me as a child. As I held her, she gazed into my eyes and giggled while her saliva travelled down the corners of her mouth. I made funny faces and she continued to giggle. The moment was heavenly.