FOR GABRIEL

There are so many things that I could be doing with my life. I am awesome and capable of great, amazing and wonderful things. I bet I could solve one of the worlds big problems, or at least convince people to get along better. I could run my own company and make a billion dollars. I could conquer the world. But right now I am hugging you. I am hugging you because it is huggie time. Because you just woke-up. Because you were close enough for me to grab and give hugs to. Right now I'm hugging you with everything I've got because you are sad, or mad, or hurt, or tired. I could be giving an interview to Time or National Geographic but instead I am here with hugs just for you. Why do I sacrifice all of this greatness within me? Why do I deprive the world of my awesomeness? You might not know the truth, but I do. Someday, hopefully a very long time from now, there won't be endless hugs. Someday I will look for those hugs and they won't be here. In fact, the truth is that there might come a time when I would have gone a whole year without the same ammount of hugs that I can now get in one day. So I will put off fame, fortune and changing the world so that I can bank something more importaint and rare. Something that will only be avalable for a limited time. Your hugs. Your sweet, all encompassing, full body, whole heart, whole soul hugs.
I love you and I love you and I love you...Mama