My Birthday

03.30.10 9:27pm
final day of 26... a reflective purge to make way for what 27 has to fill me with.
lands on a Wednesday and I'll be working... but today is the most awesome day in Chicago... 70 degrees? whaaaaaat?

anywho... 26 taught me...
to always and forever hold the highest regard for the voice of my spirit...going against it is a BAD look. ALL BAD, lol
that its not bad to find compromise with a partner(in any arena)... but never ok to compromise yourself
to recognize my talents... the things that are great within me and stop the doubting that i am enough but will always strive for being better
to go for what i know... to pursue my dreams... and those that belong on the path will always surface
oh!!! and that money management is BAWSE.. shoutout to LA and the cost of living

Things that i still need to acknowledge, verbalize and be proactive about... I'm ready
everything i must challenge
everything i must practice and
everything i must learn during this year

The Aries in Me has some things to grow with like...
the need to commit and submit
balance work/play dreams and realities
my fears/self doubt

Some nostalgia
my mom's tradition... my name...
every year... at 9:07pm my mom calls me and tells me the story of her pregnancy with me... the labor and the legend of my name. It changes every year mind you, so i don't think i ever wanna know where my name really came from. I love that i get the best story ever told to me from my momma. I intend to do the same for my children when they enter this world. i love being her child and being forever the baby of my family.

my tradition... and yours.

what you'd been waiting on right?

so... the eve of your new year... you should jot down things you want to release from the past year and a few things you want to welcome in the year ahead. the hour of the new year, you should burn the release list and keep your gain list with you. it speaks to the universe and even if it doesn't... its kinda self manifesting as you burn the release list? you're letting go and not giving that energy power anymore... the gain list stays with you... it keeps you focused and reminds you to work on letting those things be a part of your life.

so... Happy Birthday to me and Happy Birthday to you :)