• Breathe the wind, drink the rain: Notes on Being Alive:
• wake up
• notice how things grow
• don't be afraid to see what you see, hear what you hear, think what you think, or feel what you feel.
• Attend sunrises
• watch turtles
• spend time with what you love
• waste time with whom you love
• save time with...forget about saving time
• have a favorite chair
• keep your windows clean
• make a great "to do" list. do most of it.
• Sit under big trees.
• Skinny dip
• learn to brew good coffee, even if you don't drink it.
• smell honeysuckle
• find pussywillows
• be smart. think of dumb things and do the opposite.
• pack light.
• Leave your own tracks
• travel well, but be where you are now.
• thank everything that's thank-able, everyday.
• Look often at the moon and stars.
• Know that the News is not the world.
• Accomplish things the way an apple tree accomplishes apples
• Taste what you eat and smell what you breathe.
• Give away.
• Dream
• Figure out what you hate about life.
• Figure out how to love it anyway.
• Notice how UNUSUAL everything is.
• Make friends with mystery.
• Set aside sacred texts and read the universe.
• Unwrap the gift of each day.
• Do the thing you fear.
• Keep your pilot light lit
• Burn old wood, drink old wine, trust old friends, and read old books.
• Get off "someday I'll" and set sail...for a real island, for a point on the map, for a point in your heart.
• remember, there is only one real question...and the answer is YES!

"I hope your week is going well my dear. I love you very very very much and I'll see you relatively soon. Smile a lot. --MJ"