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All You Have Taught Me Happiness is not a contract. There are no guarantees that your life will remain perfect. In fact, the only guarantee is that it won’t. You begin to discover that life’s greatest lessons come from loss, tragedy and pain, and it is impossible to grow without taking a step into the unknown. And after awhile, you begin to learn. You begin to learn that life has a way of pinpointing your weaknesses and tearing the heart right out of your soul. You begin to learn that life has a way of making you feel as if even the loudest scream is mute; and even when the sun is shining it’s essentially pitch black. You begin to learn to form all your roads on today, because tomorrow’s road is too unsure for promises. You begin to learn the subtle difference between happiness and sorrow, bliss and pain; and you recognize that in reality, they are less than a second apart from each other. You begin to learn that even when life feels as if it has stopped, it hasn’t. You begin to learn to take each day for what it is and not give up, even when it seems impossible to go on. You taught me all I need to know about living life. You prepared me for what I have endured. You, even though you had to leave, are the reason we’re all still standing. You taught me how to open my heart and love with all its capacity. You showed me the beauty in the simplicity of life and how each day holds a new opportunity to be an even better person than I was the day before. You have taught me to love and live deeply and to treasure today. You have showed me the beauty of living in the now instead of contemplating the later. You are the reason I am able to follow my heart and not my head. You are my motivation to go after my dreams and never give up. You are the reason that I will be able to find happiness, even after losing you. You are the reason I am able to see that death is not as far away as it seems, because I feel your presence each and every moment that I am alive. It is because of you that I have hope for the future, and appreciation for the past. You have taught me to bring my own sunshine wherever life may take me. Your memory follows me wherever I go and your presence is unmistakable. I hear your voice when I cry, and I see your smile when I laugh. Thank you for being the best father, husband and human being this earth has ever seen. You’ll continue to be my inspiration and my greatest teacher for the rest of my life. I love you Daddy. ~Jasmine Carlson
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