So this is the official post birthday introspective perspective post. The one where I try to make sense of life’s mysteries and whatnot. Yeah, that’s the one. Truth is, I don’t have the answers and I tend to give out a lot of solid advice that I never take myself. It’s an ongoing process of trying to do my best while learning along the way. A process of trying to be the best person I can be while being a productive member of society. It has been a struggle with its fair share of ups and downs. At the end of the day, like everyone else on this earth, I am just striving to be happy (and also do whatever I can to make those around me happy as well). I’ve realized that there are happy moments and not so happy moments, the end game is to have more happy moments than sad moments. If at the end of your life it is a 51%/49% split, then you still lived a good life.

So, as some of you may know and as I mentioned at the onset of this post, I recently turned 32 (time to start hitting up the bingo halls!). And see what I did there with the title of this blog post? What can I say; I’m clever like that (and modest too!). Anyhow, back to whatever point I was trying to make. Actually, I didn’t really have a point to make this time around, just wanted to share some random thoughts I had circulating through my head a week after my birthday. I’ve never been too big on birthdays; they were just another date on the calendar. But the outpouring of love that I get on that day always surprises me. I try my hardest to put out as much love and positivity on a daily basis and when that is reciprocated to me, it fills me with all kinds of warm and fuzzy feelings! I was able to celebrate with a bunch of my favorite people and I couldn’t be happier. Initially, I was dreading turning 32, just like I dreaded leaving my 20s and turning 30. But the more I think about it, this whole getting older business isn’t too bad. I am nowhere near where I need to be career wise nor emotionally, but I have made so much progress in the last few years (with a lot of setbacks as well). I have learned a lot from those around me and I am the best shape I have ever been in. I am continuing to build momentum and I feel that I am getting closer and closer to the cracking the code to being successful/happy. I am healthy, I have a great job and I have the most amazing people I could ever ask for in my corner. I am blessed beyond words.

I’ve been taking small steps towards my dreams, but now it is time to take it up a notch. I have accumulated the necessary tools throughout the years, and now is the perfect time to go big or go home. So expect me to be MIA a lot in the next couple of months, but just know that it is because I am trying to be more focused. I am trying to make the MAGIC happen! It’s Showtime!

Thanks once again for your continued support and love.

“I hope you learn to make it on your own, and if you love yourself, just know you’ll never be alone. I hope that you get everything you want and that you chose. I hope that it’s the realest thing that you’ve ever known. Hope you get the pretty girls, that’s pretty and everything, million dollar cribs having million dollar dreams. And when you get it all, just remember one thing, remember one thing…that one man could change the world.” – Big Sean