Sorry I didn’t leave any grandchildren for you to hold.

Sorry I didn’t leave your children any cousins to play with.

Sorry I didn’t come up with a son/brother-in-law you liked.

No money either, sorry, but hey you have more of it than me.

Being sorry stopped, mostly, when I began to accept things as they are,

Not as I thought they should be.  Now I try and let go and smile.

Yes, I do believe in a higher power and that at source we are all loved.

I read somewhere that “When your heart is broken enough, it becomes open”.

Perhaps that’s true.  I work on finding things to be grateful for these days.

What I am happy to leave to you are all my paintings and creations.

(Well you did say you liked them!)

I am happy to leave you all my kind thoughts and blessings.  I couldn’t have done this before.

I wish you all well.

Most of all I can finally say that I am glad to have shared time with you on this planet,

I am grateful to have known you.

When I think about it,

These are actually your gifts to me.

Thank you.

J.A