Sweet, darling Eline, I don’t know how you do it to be honest. You are so GOOD, it’s almost blinding. You know what you do? You spread warmth. You make everyone feel included. I can’t begin to express how much it meant that you always talked to me when we met, I think I even had the most one on one time with you, because you make it happen. You go and engage in conversation, make sure that people are heard. You are genuinely interested in everyone’s opinion and everyone’s take on things. And I told you that afterwards, after we met, you talked to me even more and it made me feel so special. It really really does.
You do that you know, make people feel special and loved. You always check in and you always encourage everyone and are interested in their thoughts and their day.
You make sure people are understood. You make everyone feel safe and like they belong, they are okay. They are more than okay.
Well, you... you too are so much more than okay. You’re beautiful and intriguing and I love how you try and learn about the world, try to educate yourself, are openminded and will listen to different kind of views. You’re not afraid to change your mind. You’re funny and you share joy by sending memes around. You don’t just laugh when you see one, you want to make others laugh as well, so you spread them around, how you.
You make people’s lives better and richer, including mine.
I wish you the best birthday, I hope your dinner is lovely, I hope people tell you they love you and that you’ll smile a lot. I wish you the best year where you discover more parts of your wonderful self. I hope you meet nice people, and I’m so jealous of every single one of them.
You’re going to do great Eline, you SHINE. I love you, happy birthday! <3