The Born Supremacy

Today's my birthday! Yes, today I turned twenty-(cough) years old. Sorry, I got a frog in my throat. But I'm so thankful to have made it to see another year. Yes just one score and nine years ago, my parents were happy to see the bundle of joy that would be the thorn in their butt for a lifetime. I weighed a jaw-dropping 9lbs and 11 oz & 23 inches long. (That was a lot during that time.) My mom was relieved to finally drop me from her wound, because I had turned that placenta into a recreation room. To this day she has discomfort in her rib from my elongated limbs.

Nonetheless, I'm here today because I've been fortunate enough to be blessed and favored by God. There have been plenty of moments when my life could have been compromised and death could have had his way with me. But through powers, unbeknowst to myself, I was given another chance. I'm so thankful for all that life has taught me to this point and I'm looking forward to the many other lessons it has in store for me.

When I was younger, I thought life was just a good time and that if you lived your life in excitement and ran away from problems that they would never catch up to you. Well, the great old twenty-somethings teach you that that ideology is purely what it is...ideal. In reality, life will do whatever it wants. It's like getting on a roller coaster blindfolded. You don't know what to expect. Sometimes it feels great, exhilarating, thankful that you chose to ride. While there are other times where you are thrown here and there and you're hoping to God that you can make it to the end alive. As I have learned there are some things about life that are enjoyable and there are other moments that are not. But the great thing about it is the fact that in the end, or even midway through the ride, you get used to the unexpected and you become a bit wiser. You grip the sidebars when you hit the peak, you hold your breath if you have to, you use reverse psychology...whatever it takes, wisdom is adaptive and designed through struggle and the will to hold on tight.

Thank you, thank you, thank you to my beloved parents. Who are still here breathing and getting older. They've taught me so much about life, intentionally and unintentionally. But today I'm saying to me that I love you and when you were born, who would've thought you would have made it this far!

LOVE,

Yourself