HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!
Yay! I made it y’all. I am officially 27. And today…is election day. So, please, if you haven’t yet, go out and VOTE!
November 8, 1989. It was a Wednesday. The US president was George H. W. Bush. Douglas Wilder was elected the 1st African American Governor of Virginia and any state since reconstruction. In that special week of November people in US were listening to When I See You Smile by Bad English. The Little Mermaid, directed by Ron Clements, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1989. Also on this day, I was born into the world.
I didn’t know it at the time, but the next 27 years would be the greatest, hardest, happiest, saddest, most amazing years of my life. I am so blessed and so thankful to have made it to 27 years of life. I thank God every day for blessing me with amazing family, friends, my pup, and a fiancé that loves me unconditionally. Happy Birthday to me! Cheers to a great day today!
Here is a list of the 27 things I have learned in my 27 years of life. I hope that you can look to this when you are feeling down and even when you feel like you are on top of the world, because life can be learned at your best and worst moments.
- Always put your family first. They will always be your ride or die.
- Life is beautiful. Enjoy it.
- Not everything is about you.
- You can be the ripest, juiciest peach in the whole universe, but there is still going to be someone who just does not like peaches.
- Never forget where you come from.
- The only body that is perfect motivation for you is your own.
- Love will come to you; stop looking for love.
- Change is constant.
- The grass is not always greener on the other side.
- Believe in yourself before others start believing in you.
- Don’t forget about your family. Call your mom every day. Be there for them every chance you get.
- Nothing is impossible unless you make it to be.
- Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you’re gonna get. (Funny Fact: I didn’t watch Forrest Gump until I went to college)
- Don’t be afraid to love someone with all your heart. Even when you get your heart broken, you will find a way to repair it.
- Only surround yourself with people who will EMPOWER and SUPPORT you.
- Travel as much as you can now.
- Your brother and sister will always need you, but may not always tell you they do.
- People come and go.
- Music is your only friend until the end.
- The dream is free, but the hustle is sold separately.
- Not all friends are good friends.
- Stay humble.
- Embrace your differences and don’t let them bring you down.
- Never look down on anybody unless you’re helping them up.
- You can never be overdressed or overeducated.
- Be who you are, not who the world wants you to be.
- People will always show you their true colors…eventually. =)
What did you learn this past year?
What life tips and tricks do you live by?
What should I expect to discover about myself and the world at 27?
Stay in Love,
