DEDICATION
Forallofthosegonetoosoonandthoseleftbehind.
Facinganewlifewithoutthem...ishardtodefine.
Ihopeyoureachouttoyourfamilyorfriends,
Evenastranger;youcanalwaysfindgoodnesswithin.
Ihavenevermetyou,andyoudon'tknowme,
Butinlifeweallknowhowitfeels...whenithurtstobreathe.
SohereI'lloffersomekindwordsandtogether,
We'llmakeitthroughtheworstofbadweather.
Forateverystorm'sendthereisalwaysaclearing,
Whichgivesusareasontokeeprightonliving.
Itmaybeburied,indirtorinrubble,butIassureyou,
Mynewfriend,itissoworththetrouble.
Theworldwouldnotbethesamewithoutyouinit,
Solet'ssitdown,let'stalkforaminute...?
Thisbookwillmakeyouhappy,
Inanemotionalroller-coasterkindofway.
Ifyoufindithardtoread,
Takeabreakforaday.
Butifyoustaywithme,I'llpromiseyouthis...
Thatfirstbreathyoutake,whenyoureadthelastline,
You'llappreciateitfarmore,
Loveyourselfandthosearoundyouinrealtime
Wedonotknowwhattomorrowmaybring,
Butwedohavetoday,andthatiseverything.