Keep Calm It’s only my Birthday
To say this year has been crazy is an understatement with a capital U lol. We’re 8months into the year, and if you’re like me you have a list of goals that you’re still hoping to meet by December lol
BUT this birthday is special to me, not becuase it’s a day to put ME on a pedestal, but rather a symbol that I can no longer use being young as an excuse. Twenty-four is a step into womanhood as Latasha. The age in which things are slowly but surely, coming together. It’s 4;45am and I feel wide awake, I know you’re looking at the screen like but “girl don’t you have church today!?” Yes, but lucky for me, it starts at 11 so I have plenty of time 😏
This birthday is different because I’m walking into it differently. This time last year, I was miserable on my birthday, because I was in a relationship that I felt was draining me instead of adding to me, AND I was at a job I hated after moving back from Ohio. Time has definitely helped heal me, TRUST me. I’m finally at a place spiritually where I feel I have a solid foundation with God (my own relationship), and that means more to me than a gift ever will. I set out at the age of 21 to become whole, and it’s been a four year journey full of MANY ups and downs, BUT I am making progress.
So with this birthday I want to celebrate it by celebrating YOU. Whatever is holding you back from pursuing God with your whole heart (relationships, things, family) don’t let it. I’ve spent a lot of time that I can’t get back worrying about everyone else but Tasha, and it was to my detriment. I’m not saying become self-absorbed, but rather, actually take time to heal from things that have happened to you, relfect on the man/woman you would like to become, pray to have true joy/peace, and eliminate ALL negativity.
Ultimately, YOU will have to live with yourself, so you better invest time now in making sure you like what you see.
I’m not perfect, but I do know that you are worth the effort/time that it takes to realize just how beautiful you are inside. A beauty that only comes from knowing who made you, and the things that have shaped you.
My birthday is a time of reflection for all the things God has done thus far, as I look forward to what he’s going to do as I move into this next chapter of my life called aldulting 101 lol.
