Dirty Thirty: 2 for 1 Special
The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire. You know that meme with the room on fire and the little dog just sitting there like 'like this is fine’. That about sums up 2019 for me. After trying to bounce back from a rough year, I welcomed age 29 and vowed to have 20:20 vision the following year. New opportunities came along and I moved to California. Lost some good friends and made some new ones. The world shut down due to a Pandemic. Apparently that dog just sat there and let the world burn rather than getting off his ass and putting out the shit show. I let myself go because I was on crutches for four months and then lost 22lbs. Now I am in the best physical shape I’ve ever been in.
When you wake up every morning, you have two choices: Sleep with your dreams or wake up and chase them. Sometimes it feels that life is working against your favor. If you think about it, we will always win after death. Unfortunately, that is the way of the world. However, no matter how hard it gets, you must always tell yourself that making it is inevitable. You become stronger because you have to be. You become smarter because you make mistakes. You become happier because of the sadness you encounter. In the end, you become wiser because of what you learned. You don’t always need advice. Sometimes you really need a hand to hold, an ear to listen, and a heart to understand. You have a solid support system. Your support system is there. Use it!
In this world, there is always going to be some type of fire under your ass. Whether it is a fire that is going to motivate or a fire that is going to burn, never forget that life goes on. You either chose to move on and risk it all or live in the past… thinking what could have been. Don’t waste time looking back at what was lost! It was lost for a reason! Life is not meant to be traveled backwards. Dori keeps swimming. Dori is smart. Be like Dori.
Let me give you a different perspective. Now read the quote again before you continue. However, replace the word ‘you’ with ‘I’ and the word ‘your’ with ‘my’ in every instance.
I am going to be my only priority going into 2021. So should you! Everybody isn’t your friend. Just because they hang around you and laugh with you doesn’t mean they are there for you. Just because they say they got your back, doesn’t mean they won’t stab you in it. People pretend well. If they can say ‘lol’ without making a sound, they can say ‘I love you’ without feeling anything. Jealousy sometimes doesn’t live far. Know your circle. At the end of the day, real situations expose fake people, so pay attention. When people show you their true colors, don’t get mad… Paint a beautiful mural of life lessons and keep moving forward. I created all new social media accounts to remove the toxicity of my past. Even though my circle will decrease in size, it will increase in value. Challenges are what make life interesting, overcoming them is what makes them meaningful. Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never have enough. With all that being said, I am blessed. Thank you all for making me the person I am today. Happy 30th Birthday to me!
