"Despite all of these inner fears of removing the mask, it should be clear that when someone loves your personality and merely accepts you for the roles you are playing - it is not the real 'You' who are receiving the benefit of this acceptance.  There is always the fear of failure and the tensions created due to not being yourself fully at all times.  Nevertheless, as hard as it may seem for some to believe, there does exist a love in which one can love 'You' directly.  That is, one can love 'You' regardless of how you look, what you say, or what you do.  When a person loves 'You,' they understand the meaninglessness of how you externally express yourself.  It becomes a standing game between you to watch your lower selves 'do their thing,' while a part of you remains detached, winking at one another in the midst of the worldly melodrama.  This is true acceptance.  With it comes the absolute sense of freedom in knowing that the relationship is an eternal one.  There is nothing that can come between you, because you know each other as you really are."~Michael A. Singer from Three Essays on Universal Law, The Laws of Karma, Will and Love

My friend said, "Remember  to do the little things and fix yourself something nice and hot to drink and make a bouquet for the room you're in the most." 

What a lovely friend, and how about that bouquet?