Getting what you want out of life is simple

Dear Emma, 
Getting what you want out of life is simple. 
Love, Dad

PS - I didn't say it would be easy.

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Flower

Dear Emma, 

A flower does not think of competing to the flower next to it. It just blooms. 

Love, Dad 

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Go to bed satisfied!

Dear Emma,

Bound out of bed. Be Awesome. Do important stuff. Go to bed satisfied.

Love, Dad

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It's not the critic who counts

Dear Emma, 
It's not the critic who counts, it's the person who attempts to achieve. 
Love, Dad 

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Vote 2015

Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves and the only way they could do this is by not voting.

- Franklin D. Roosevelt

Infinite Possibilities

Dear Emma, 

You are full of infinite possibilities. 

Love, Dad

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If you believe

Dear Emma, 
If you believe, you will succeed. 
Love, Dad

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Believe in yourself

Dear Emma, 
Believe in yourself. 
Love, Dad 

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If you don't step forward

Dear Emma, 
If you don't step forward, you'll always be in the same place. 
Love, Dad 

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Love, Mom

I overslept! Lissa let me sleep in, and thank goodness. I needed it. She took over Napkin Note duty and wrote this: 

People will forget what you said
People will forget what you did
But people will never forget how you made them feel.
~Maya Angelou

Congrats to Lissa!! 

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New Things

Dear Emma, 

If you want different results, you have to try new ways. 

Love, Dad

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Broken Crayons

Dear Emma, 
There are days we might feel like the broken crayons in the bottom of the box. 

Broken crayons still color!! 

Love, Dad 

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Don't ever give up

Dear Emma, 

Don't ever give up on yourself. 

Love, Dad

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Be a voice

Dear Emma, 

Be a voice, not an echo. 

Love, Dad

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Morning Poem for Emma

A morning poem for Emma: 

Coffee, Coffee, Coffee
     Coffee, Coffee,
             Coffee.
   Everyone be quiet. 
             Coffee.

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Every Strike...

Dear Emma,

Every strike brings you closer to your next hit. Stay motivated and swing away.

Love, Dad

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receiving help

Dear Emma, 

Receiving help doesn't make you any less awesome. 

Love, Dad

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It only takes one person

Dear Emma, 
It only takes one person to change your life: you. 
Love, Dad 

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Happy Birthday

Emma's Birthday Napkin: 

Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive that is you-er than you! -Dr Seuss

It's all about the presence. 

Love the giver more than the gift. -Brigham Young 

It's a new year. What new thing will you choose to learn/become? Start today and practice for 364 days! 

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The Hero

Dear Emma, 
If you're not the hero of your own story, then what kind of story is it? 
Love, Dad 

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