Birthdays are a time for celebration. A time to be thankful. And this year for me, a time for reflection. I’m so thankful and blessed to see another year. 26 wasn’t a good year for me. Quite frankly, the best thing to happen to me this year is to have Jordan the day after I turned 26. My life has been in the low part of the roller coaster for the past few years. I’m ready to turn that around. I choose everyday to live my life with a positive outlook. It’s not always easy. Sometimes it’s downright hard. But it’s easier and better for me and my spirit to put out positive energy instead of negative energy.
Back in the day we used to say “I’m too blessed to be stressed.” Sounds like a simple phrase but it means so much. It’s so powerful. I know that everyday that I wake up I’m blessed. I’m blessed to not only be a live and see my birthday, but I’m blessed to have my beautiful children, my family, my sane mind. I mean, so many people didn’t wake up this morning. So many people don’t have enough food to eat. And yeah, there are times when I don’t know how that bill is going to get paid. There are times when I don’t know if my marriage will last. There are times that you wanna just give up, throw in the towel. But I don’t do that. I won’t give up. I’ll always keep going. Because there’s hope. I have hope. I have faith. I know that trouble really doesn’t last always. I know for a fact that God is an on time God.
So as I celebrate my 27th birthday… I not only look forward to the future and what it has to bring. But I also look at my past year and hope that all that I went thru this past year, I have grown wiser from my experiences. With having my son, losing my job, being a stay at home mom…so much has happened, and yet it’s gone by so fast. Last year at this time, I was preparing to see my son. I was wayy more excited about getting him out of me than celebrating my birthday! I want so much more for my 27th year. This will be the year for positive change. I’ve already started positive change for myself. I stopped smoking, I’ve been sticking to my workouts and eating right. I’m trying to put more into my looks (with the little money I have). But I want to do the best I can for my family. I’m done with settling. I want to have more fun this year. I want to have more time with my friends. Go out on more dates with my husband. Just enjoy life and all that it has given me. And when I turn 28, I want to look back on this year and say “27 was a GREAT Year!!!” Because it will be. I just know it. I also will definitely not be living here! I want to be in a 3 bedroom house. Unless we win the lottery, we will be renting the house, but nevertheless…I want us to be in a house. I know I’m rambling, but I’m just blessed and thankful for my 27th birthday. And I’m ready to grab life by the balls and enjoy being me!!! With my fabulous 27 year old self!!!
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