Cheers to turning 33 & being Free!
Happy Birthday to me and cheers to discovering who I am even at the age of 33. Of course I’ve always knew who I was, but I’m finding out more and more about myself as I get older. It’s been hard not letting the world define me and truly finding out what the word FREE means. It can be defined differently to many people at different times in their lives. As of right now FREE means to not be restraint by societies stigmas of young black women, or let alone women.
Free means not being completely controlled by others or society. It doesn’t mean to not be careless or to not worry at all, but to not let others define me and be my own person regardless of what everyone else is doing. My definition of FREE is being released of anything that doesn’t allow me be myself.
According to society, by now I should have a lot of things accomplished right? If I would let the world define me I should have kids by now, make a large income, be married with a big house right? But aren’t Gods plans for each person and time frame much different than that. Be free of the world’s opinion of you and who you should be.
They say 33 is a lucky number, and I agree because the things I’ve discovered while approaching 33 is amazing! Who would have thought 33 would be the beginning of the life of FREEDOM! I hope for many more years of peace, traveling, and wisdom. Wisdom on learning how to control my stress & growing from my past. Or how about learning one of the hardest lesson: When to let go and set yourself free from the worry, doubt, disappointment and inconsistency of people.
So cheers to turning 33, being free, and sipping on this tea! Cheers to minding my business and mediating in the tropics!🫖 🧘🏾♀️
You would think it would be just as easy to release my hands or drop my worries. It all sounds so simple, but it took years to learn, or should I say over a decade and a half to accomplish this.
So I’ll have some more cheers for not letting the world define who I am or letting society plan my next moves. Cheers to accomplishing things without the stigma the society has placed on our lives.
I applaud myself for knowing I’m different and set aside from others. Let’s give God a round of applause for the extra patience he has given me after I continue to fail a thousand times. Cheers to my new years of knowledge and growth.
