In 2009, I had just gone through a breakup when a friend offered to let me visit her in NYC. It was the first time I ever flew alone. I was a little nervous while we were sitting on the tarmac. It was a cloudy drizzly day. The plane shook a little as it gained altitude through the wet clouds. I watched out the window but couldn’t see anything except the blinking light at the end of the wing...
I know that no one is perfect.
Nature isn’t designed that way and neither are we. It’s a painful impossible quest. I know because I’ve tried and finally decided to love myself anyway. Let’s forget about all of the physical “perfection” that we will all never achieve. That’s a story that we’ve all read, probably all strived for, or hate ourselves to some degree for not being. That’s not what we’re talking about today. Today...
I know that you are special.
There’s a 1 in 70 TRILLION chance of you having the same DNA as someone else and even if you’re an identical twin those same sense will not express the same way. There’s plenty of folks out there that want to tell you that you’re not special. Do you know why? They were told that they weren’t special by someone that mattered to them. It’s that simple. Do you know why that person told them that...
I know that this life is going to end.
I’m not young anymore, but I’m not old either. I’ve lost some of the most important people (and pets) in my life. I’ve been there for the birth of two of the most important people in my life. I’ve loved deeply. I’ve hated with a passion. I’ve cried tears of the sweetest joy. I’ve wailed with tears from a deep and painful place. I’ve said hello and goodbye and see you later. There’s something...