Proud of You

Maya Angelou says one of the greatest gift you can give a child is to have your eyes light up when they enter a room. I agree. There are other ways you can tell a child or a friend or a parent that they're touching your heart.

"I love you" is the obvious. It never loses impact. I can say "I love you" over and over again and whomever I am speaking to will never get how strong that emotion is raging through me.

When you say, "I'm proud of you," you're usually speaking to your child or someone's child who is important in your life. Most adults don't swap this phrase with each other. I wish we would.