My new year starts on my birthday. And for the last several years, I've been employing the same routine each morning before I rise from my bed. I think about all of the things I've learned, accomplished, failed or mistakes that I've made. I also think about what I want to do with the following year of my life, what I want to learn, how I can get closer to becoming the me that I want to be. Having just celebrated my 31st birthday (and damn proud of it) a few weeks ago, I realized that 30 had been a hell of a year. It was full of major high’s and low's and lessons (big and small) at every turn. I took inspiration from my last birthday post (although this one is knocking on the door of the new calendar year, but whatever…) and decided to share what I had learned; whether it was about myself, about life, anything at all. Some of it might resonate, some of it might not. Either way, grita.
1. Love really does find you when you're not looking
2. If your world is small then little things are big
3. Griminess is a state of mind
4. Teaching is performance art
5. Exercise is good for the soul
6. Mid-day sex is an afternoon delight
7. God moves you when you're not paying attention
8. You never stop "growing up"
9. I'm allergic to jalapenos
10. Big Papa always has my back
11. Hermies are essential
12. I don't like tofu
13. Work to live, don't live to work
14. The right kind of love can give someone wings
15. Letting go is a process that can't be forced, rushed or taken lightly. It must be relinquished with intention and purpose
16. Everyone can be magic
17. Intuition is nothing without practice
18. Yoga is cathartic. Namaste.
19. Eating fear is good for your self-esteem
20. Being healthy should always be your first priority
21. Everyone has something to learn, teach and experience
22. Lust keeps a relationship alive
23. Change is real
24. Just breathe
25. Putting yourself first inevitably makes someone unhappy
26. Work smarter, not harder
27. Embrace all change because blessings are often disguised in what we perceive to be “negatives”
28. People knowing your name isn't the same as people knowing you
29. Ebo comes in many/any form
30. It may take years, but people always become transparent
31. Treat your self (mind, body, spirit) holistically because all the pieces are interconnected
