May you always have the strength to properly see yourself, and to be brutally honest in all the ways you are flawed.

May you have the power to examine your flaws without harming yourself with shame and disgust. 

May you have the integrity to work on who you are without blaming someone else for who you are, even if they are responsible. Especially if they are responsible.

May you have the grace to forgive those who have harmed you, maligned you, sabotaged you, violated you. May your forgiveness bring you renewal and rest.

May you have the clarity to see those around you without letting your prior pain color their intentions.

May you have the fortitude to be a door, not a doormat. May you have the voice to stand up against those who mistake your kindness for weakness, your serenity for softness.

May you have the confidence to stop expecting anything you need in life to come from an outside source. May you always have the security of knowing that all you need is within yourself.

May your heart be open to hear the voice of the Universe in whatever form it takes for you. May you be mature enough to listen and to react, no matter how harsh the message.

May you pause in your flashes of emotion to question your first reaction, and allow yourself enough space to choose who you really want to be in that moment. May it give you the ability to do the least amount of harm to others.

May you never be content with who you are, always seeking to grow, to change, to blossom more fully and deeply. May you learn to be able to receive lessons from the Universe with grace and dignity. 

May you live a life of pure, profound gratitude, full of wonder and excitement, with a childlike innocence that inspires others into delight as often as you can.

May you do good quietly. May you love loudly. May you always go to sleep never wanting to be anyone else but yourself.

May you also have gratitude in knowing how far you still have to go.