hey y'all... i'm a big gurl now!

tis true... this lunar chile turns 40 today & like the typical cancerian gurl that i am, my feelings are all nostalgic & reflective.

i gotta say that this journey has been one heck of a ride! i feel grown up now. like i have TRULY earned the few gray hairs poppin' up in unexpected places {don't ask!}...

when i permit myself to ponder, i am really blown away at just how awesome my life has been... at how blessed i am... at how happy i am to be here at this place & time... living the life i live.

there was a time {truth be told} when neither i nor the people close by believed that anything substantial would come from my presence. that i was destined to be just another statistic {young. black. pregnant. poor & worst still UNENLIGHTENED!}

BUT such is not the case! i have a life that i am pleased with & though the path has at times been rougher than i would have desired, it molded me into a woman i am at peace with. my tug-o-wars with dona amechia are long behind me! i KNOW who i am now.

now it's up to me to follow the path that i've come to have great faith in. to make wiser life-choices. to exhibit patience & compassion where & whenever i can. to love deep & strong. to smile frequently & enjoy living {i've learned... life does not have to = struggle}.

thank Divinity for grace with aging... there is NOTHING like KNOWING that through your trials {as ugly as they may have been} you are in fact daily becoming a better human being & healing karma.

can y'all feel me? i am a big gurl now!:-)

Peace & OM!:-)

mechie

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[Soul]

Happy birthday! Lady.
Happy Earthday!.

Your story is inspirational to more people than you can imagine. keep living like you do. I have nothing but love for you :)

{mechie cheezin!} i am blessed soul for MANY reasons which include you & this eSangha. your words & encouragement carry me thru! looking forward to the day when you are just around the corner & NOT across the water {i'm selfish that way, i like my fam close!:-}