For Nassiyah

Today this very special girl by the name of Nassiyah who is close to my heart said something that blew me away, she said " gosh Candice you are perfect I just love you and everything about you, you and your life are so perfect". I had to laugh at those words that humbled me to the core and made me just a tad bit embarrassed. While I am only one of your mother's closest friends, me being the person I am I always want to set a good example for you because I know you look up to me. I also have to say that the person I am surpasses every materialistic thing that I have, and the prettiness that you see on the outside doesn't come close to comparing to who I really am on the inside. I have worked hard and fought hard to become the woman that I am today. While having nice things is wonderful, there is so much more to life than clothes, shoes, a car, and my wonderful downtown apartment. Remember that materialistic things don't matter at the end of the day it is the genuine and real things that give your life the most pleasure. I hope to teach you how beautiful it is for a woman to be strong and have class. Self respect is one of the most important things a human being can have because if you have respect for yourself then other people will have respect for you too. Values and morals are a very important part of my life so make sure you have yours and follow them, they will play a very big part in who you will become. Life isn't fair and through the years you will learn that and sometimes it will totally suck having to deal with all the unfairness. Sometimes we as women have to fight ten times harder because we are women living in supposedly a mans world, but remember we can live in a mans world just be the best woman you can be in it. You will fall in love plenty of times before you are 25 and your heart will get broken more times than one, but one day you will find true love and it will be the best thing you will ever know. I can't tell you everything about life, its through living your that you will learn about life and all its many lessons. For you Nassiyah, you are such a beautiful girl who will one day in turn become an even more beautiful woman. I can already see that you are going to be a fashionista yourself, its a joy to share some of my fashion secrets with you. Continue to let academics be the main priority in your life, learning is fundamental in becoming successful. Always follow the beat of your own tune, it is with that beat that you will find who you really are. Always be yourself because you will be most beautiful when being perfectly yourself. You make it such a pleasure for me to be myself around you. I love you very much and will always be here for you. Love, Candice <3