I have said it a million times before but I will say it again, my mom is the best person I know.

I will be lucky to be the mom she is someday. I have learned some of my most important life lessons from her, from how to treat others all the way to how to cook, she has taught me everything I know and more.

I am me, because of her, and that is incredible. If I could write about everything she has done for me and has taught me, I would probably be writing the world's largest novel but because I can't do that.

Instead, I have created a list of some of the most important things I have learned from her so far.

1. It's cool to be kind

Even though everyone acts like it's really trendy to wear big sunglass and walk around with a half pout all day, the best thing you can do is smile.

2. Winning is fun but what really matters is what you do after

After you cross that finish line, turn around and help the people in the back.

3. You cannot control everything

This may have been the hardest one to learn and I may have ignored her for the longest time but she is so right.

4. It is okay to swim upstream

The best people in the world became the best people in the world when they were doing something different from the rest.

5. Be still

This is the newest one and the most important to my current life. We try to control so much and do so much within a day that most of the time the day is over before we realize. Be still and take in as much as you can.

I know I do not say it enough but without my mom, I would not even be close to the person I am today. I strive to be half the woman she is every day of my life.

Thank you for being you mom, love you to the moon and back.