So as I was contemplating on yet another birthday and I surprisingly had a lot of thoughts come to my mind so I figured I should write them down before I forget hahah (I am not that old , but I do forget easily sometimes). As you become an adult birthdays don't really seam as fun or cool anymore; I find its way more fun to celebrate with your kids on holidays and birthdays rather than focusing on yourself, but none the less a birthday is a day to focus on yourself and celebrate your entrance into this world and who you have become. This brings me to a song I just heard on the country radio station. As I was doing dishes this song came on called "The Dash”. Now I wasn't really paying attention until he sung the words 1990 dash (-) 2013... Now in my head I was like hey that's when I was born, wait how sad they died at 23. This led me to keep listening carefully to the rest of the lyrics. The part of the song that really stood out to me was this... “Life goes by so fast and our stories defined by how we spend that dash". That simple statement hit me like a ton of bricks. Having lost a couple of loved ones too soon including my mom really made me revaluate how I want to spend my dash. Now I don't know if any of you feel like this, but being married and having a child makes me feel old but I am only 23. That's it, what? I feel like I am 35 hahah no, but really 23 is so young I still have the rest of my life to become who I want to be and make a difference in the world. Life is so short yet we need to live everyday like it’s our last because you just never know. I personally want to live with no regrets. I am so grateful to be here on this earth right now and that I have a loving family and friends who support me. I have to give a shout out to my mom... she was an amazing and strong women. She fought through every trial in her life including the 8 years, yes 8 years to conceive me. I couldn't imagine it taking that long, and if it were me I would have given up and adopted, but I am so glad she didn't or I wouldn't be here today. I love and miss her very much and I am so grateful for the life she gave to me, even if her life was taken a little sooner than we had all hoped she did her part and I will see her again one day. So in short I am grateful for these 23 years I have had so far. I am very grateful for my loving husband Shaun, and my angel of a daughter Naomi (no she’s not a perfect angel, but she’s my angel) I also want all you of to think of this question, how will you spend your dash? HAPPY 23rd BIRTHDAY TO ME!
Goodnight
Love,
Andrae Michelle
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