You Become... to Solomon and the class of 2020

All I can do right now as I look at the world you have graduated into is  Pray: for PEACE Be thankful for HEALING and know that  for LOVE to win, it starts within ! Also I offer this letter to you, and a quote from the Velveteen Rabbit; Dear Solomon,  Don't ever forget who you are, and where you come from. If ever you feel you are forgetting, turn your phone off, go outside and look up.  Be still and know. As you move forward into the world of adulthood, remember there is a great cloud of witnesses that have gone before you on this path of life and faith.  Your voice is unlike any of theirs, but it was fashioned and formed by the things they said, and did before you. Don't worry about the world, it will be o.k. , but take great care of your world. Know that as you are still, and know who you are and who you serve you will change the world as you yourself are changed from the inside out.  The people that come into your life, your sphere of influence, those are the people that you walk out life with, and sometimes it's only for a season. These people that come and go are your life lessons. Some of them will come and stay forever as you have already witnessed, and a great many others will go passing you by, but remember in all relationships there are life lessons. Listen more than you speak.  Don't forget those that have gone before you, as you start this journey remember they are always there for you to cheer you on. Don't hesitate to ask for help, because we all need help from time to time. Everyday you wake up, before your feet hit the floor thank the giver of life and breath for the day ahead, and every night before you go to sleep thank that same giver of life for another day here.  And know this... no one has it all figured out... even those who are in their 90's ... that's what is so beautiful about life. Like Forrest's momma always said; "Life is like a box of chocolates You never know what you're gonna get!"   ;) "YOU become.

It takes a long time. 

That's why it doesn't happen often to people who break easily, 

or have sharp edges,

 or who have to be carefully kept. 

Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair is has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in the joints and very shabby. 

But these things don't matter at all, because once you are Real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand. " *A quote from the Velveteen Rabbit* Solomon we are SO proud of who you have become, and who you will continue to become.