100 Promises to My Baby

By: Mallika Chopra

1. I promise to always remember that you are my gift from God.

2. I promise to always cherish the moment you came into the world.

3. I promise to help you know that we are always together.

4. I promise to keep an open heart and mind as our relationship changes and evolves.

5. I promise to trust my own instincts when caring for you.

6. I promise to have a conversation with you that will last a lifetime.

7. I promise to foster your bond with the generations before and after you.

8. I promise to dance and sing and play with you for a lifetime.

9. I promise to remind you of the times we have danced, sung, and played together.

10. I promise to show you the connection between you and the universe.

11. I promise to hold you, but never hold on to you.

12. I promise to try to teach you through example, not just words.

13. I promise to inspire you to love and nurture your body.

14. I promise to try not to criticize you, even if I disagree with your actions.

15. I promise to help you see that you are perfect just the way you are.

16. I promise to tune in to your feelings and answer your calls for help.

17. I promise to tell you the many reasons why I am proud of you.

18. I promise to trust you to navigate your world.

19. I promise to reach for balance in my life and yours.

20. I promise to show you that together we can create a better world.

21. I promise to celebrate each milestone in your life.

22. I promise to give you gifts that build your character, values, and spirit.

23. I promise to support you as you take on new endeavors.

24. I promise to help you discover your unique place in a modern world.

25. I promise to share the myths and history of our culture.

26. I promise to practice traditions that will feed you for a lifetime.

27. I promise to celebrate holidays with you that will help us to connect with each other and the world.

28. I promise to give you the confidence to create new ways of doing old things.

29. I promise to show you the power that comes from small rituals.

30. I promise to help you to retrace the footsteps of your ancestors.

31. I promise to create a loving and enriching environment for you.

32. I promise to help you look for the hidden meaning behind events.

33. I promise to show you the freedom that comes from being able to laugh at yourself.

34. I promise to teach you the power of forgiveness.

35. I promise to help you see that happiness is not dependent on circumstances.

36. I promise to help you see that some of the most important lessons in your life can be learned from your darkest, more challenging moments.

37. I promise to help you avoid preconceived notions about how things are supposed to be.

38. I promise to teach you not to take life too seriously.

39. I promise to empower you to trust yourself.

40. I promise to help you always reach for the stars.

41. I promise to show you how values can be the basis for genuine success.

42. I promise to show you that your adversary is not so different from yourself.

43. I promise to teach you about selfless compassion.

44. I promise to show you the beauty that comes from loving others.

45. I promise to remember that importance of humility.

46. I promise to teach you about the sanctity of friendship.

47. I promise to play with you forever.

48. I promise to show you the power of pure intention.

49. I promise to teach you that human dignity is a fundamental right.

50. I promise to remember that your passions are just as important as mine.

51. I promise to teach you the power of listening.

52. I promise to teach you that you are never too old to live with passion.

53. I promise to teach you the value of patience.

54. I promise to teach you how to create your own reality.

55. I promise to teach you independence from the judgments of others.

56. I promise to remind you that there are many perspectives to any situation.

57. I promise to help you tap into your own intuition.

58. I promise to empower you to achieve great things.

59. I promise to show you that sometimes the most special friendships are found with the most unlikely people in the most unlikely places.

60. I promise to learn from your faith and innocence that good things are bound to come.

61. I promise to protect you with every fiber of my being.

62. I promise to always remember the first moment that I realized I was a mother.

63. I promise to always remember that my love for you is the light that guides me along motherhood’s journey.

64. I promise to always remember how your happiness makes my heart pound with utter joy.

65. I promise to love you, with no limits, from the depths of my soul, even when I know that it makes me more vulnerable than I have ever felt before.

66. I promise to always remember the tenderness you have awakened in me.

67. I promise to show you the healing power of love.

68. I promise to show you how loving acts last a lifetime.

69. I promise to teach you to trust divine guidance.

70. I promise to show you the power that love has to change the world.

71. I promise to always remember the sense of purpose and confidence you gifted me.

72. I promise to teach you that every person serves a unique and valuable purpose.

73. I promise to help you realize your full potential.

74. I promise to cultivate your passions to help you realize true fulfillment.

75. I promise to teach you how to create abundance.

76. I promise to teach you about the seeds of true leadership.

77. I promise to teach you to fight passionately for the truth.

78. I promise to help you align your personal values with your life’s pursuits.

79. I promise to teach you to trust your inherent ability to heal.

80. I promise to always remember that being your mother is my most important role.

81. I promise to show you the magic in nature and the infinity of the beyond.

82. I promise to remind you of the many miracles you taught me to see.

83. I promise to foster the magic of your imagination.

84. I promise to look at the world with you with curiosity and wonder.

85. I promise to help you experience miracles so that you can realize your true inner power.

86. I promise to help you see that assistance comes in many guises.

87. I promise to help you embrace the unknown and not fear the inexplicable.

88. I promise to show you the power of sharing your dreams.

89. I promise to help you recognize life’s miracles.

90. I promise to show you that where you came from is a long time ago in eternity.

91. I promise to find moments where you and I can glimpse pure divinity.

92. I promise to help you experience the bliss that comes when your body, mind, and soul become one.

93. I promise to teach you that we all experience spirituality in different ways.

94. I promise to teach you that your spirit never dies.

95. I promise to help you trust your intuition.

96. I promise to tell you about angels.

97. I promise to show you how to love and feel the spirit of planet earth.

98. I promise to help you to see that we are more than just the roles we play.

99. I promise to help you experience the truth in all of its forms.

100. I promise to help you discover your unique spirit.

“The soul is infinite, eternal, unbounded.

Water cannot wet it, fire cannot bind it,

and weapons cannot shatter it.

Unborn, it does not die with the death of the body.

It is without beginning and without ending.”

- From the Bhagavad-Gita Gita

“We are reflections of the loves, wars, hopes, despairs, dreams, and disappointments of familiar ghosts who have lived to make our existence a reality.”

- Mallika Chopra