Letters to My Daughter: Write Now. Read Later. Treasure Forever.

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My daughter, the best moments of your life are the ones you are living, and as long as you live, you won’t forget them. There will be tears as you graduate, but you should know that there is something even bigger and better coming your way.

As you grow, you will see that many people in this world are not kind and that many more are selfish. I want you to be different, love. You have inherited your Daddy’s kind and generous heart, and I want you to embrace it! I want you to spread kindness like wildfire, just like your Daddy did his whole life. You are his legacy, and you should be proud to be so much like him. Love deeply, and let yourself be loved. Today marks the first year of your life, and what an incredible journey it has been. You have brought so much joy and happiness to our lives in such a short amount of time. As I sit down to write this letter, I can’t help but feel emotional about how fast time has flown by. It seems like only yesterday that we welcomed you into the world, and now here we are, celebrating your first birthday. I know you’ll be strong even if I’m not there to tell you to keep pushing. I just hope you never let yourself feel like a failure on a bad day.On this special day, I want you to know how much you are loved. You are the light of our lives, and we are so grateful to have you as our daughter. We will always be here to support you, guide you, and love you unconditionally.

Add these to your personal file for “letters to daughter from mother” or “ inspirational letter to daughter from father” (though you probably have better file names). But I just couldn't agree with most parts of the book. It's limiting. It's not motivational for me. I was more irritated than feel the messages. The way you handle little adversities impresses me. How you cope with being told you can’t do something is inspiring. I pray that we can both find the strength to overcome this, and I hope with everything that I am that you will find your way. You are not just my daughter, you are my best friend, too. I listened to the audiobook, narrated by the author herself and that in itself was motivational. She is undoubtably a phenomenal woman, and hearing her read to me was like getting a warm hug mixed with a pep talk.As someone who lives outside the US, I encounter this quite a bit but it doesn’t usually bother me. It makes sense, since Maya Angelou is American, that some stories would be patriotic, or aimed at her own people- but I think I was just expecting it to be more universal. Like the rest of her remarkable work, Letter to My Daughter entertains and teaches; it is a book to cherish, savor, re-read, and share.

And while you probably haven’t noticed everything, what you have noticed makes you prouder than you can express. But you’ll still try. 9. “Where did you get your confidence/courage/patience? And can I have some?”Let's tell the truth to people. When people ask, 'How are you?' have the nerve sometimes to answer truthfully. You must know, however, that people will start avoiding you because, they, too, have knees that pain them and heads that hurt and they don't want to know about yours. But think of it this way: If people avoid you, you will have more time to meditate and do fine research on a cure for whatever truly afflicts you.” Only those brave enough to pave their own way will learn how to cope with failure and use it as a stepping stone to something much more meaningful.