Knows, kisses, and Knuckles.
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My dearest Sunshine!
How are you? I hope you are
alright. I have been caught up with multiple things these past few weeks. Life
has been keeping me on my toes. That could also be my heels, but life recently
has taught me to adult pretty hard. I hope life has been kind to you as well.
I
thought a lot about what I was going to write about in today’s blog. Well, I landed
on nothing, I apologize in advance if this letter is all over the place. Today
we celebrate the small things in life. Despite the mundane experience that
corporate has shoved down our throats. Today we celebrate and find joy in the
small things.
The small
things, a simple piece of chocolate, a warm hug, peals of laughter from a
friend, ice cream dates, whispered prayers, small goals. All of it. Mondays are
drab and mundane already, and as weeks move ahead swifter
This month,
celebrate your wins, however small they are. Acknowledge them, do not brush
them under the carpet like your parents did and then sit in a corner and wonder
why you are so incompetent at everything while in reality you just don’t know
how to be satisfied and are always overcome with a sense of sourness instead,
and in a futile attempt to be humble, you have somehow managed to be a sore
thumb. *takes a deep breath*
So go pull up that useless notes app on your phone and put down your wins. Read over them when you face your losses. So you know in the face of defeat, that once you triumphed. A lot of you will say, but it was not me, it was faith, it was this, it was that, it was everything in the world, but you. Life is too short and too shallow and too hard already. Be kind to yourself. Live a little.
A wise uncle of mine once said “Blow your own trumpet, before somebody uses it as a spittoon” and those are words to live by. Do not think I am shallow or that I am pushing a very optimistic point of view. But I feel you have to focus on your progress just as much as you focus on your missteps. We are all in an age where we get criticized for doing too much and then doing too less and not doing anything at all. We are already an ostracized generation. You might as well make the best of it. Or not. That’s up to.
Of
all the things that are on my bucket list for 2024. The only thing I look
forward to, is to be at peace with myself and make meaningful connections. Bonds
that will last an eternity or 99 years based on the contract, but hey, a girl
can wish. What do you have on your bucket list this year? I also really want to
learn how to bake bread and make pasta at home, but that is for a long weekend
tucked away somewhere.
I
hope you find peace this week, and joy in the small things. The little details
that you have missed out on, I hope you catch them and cherish them, don’t let
any eye lash go to waste, and don’t hold in a smile when you know it will make
a difference.
Most of all do not get consumed by
the no’s, not happenings, we regret to, not at the moment, let’s stay friends, its
not for me, anyone but you, the reds, the oranges, the x’s and o’s. Don’t get
consumed by the losses, mosquito bites, the traffic, the noise that happens at
work or the metro rerouting. Be present, in the moment, focus on that, the past
and the future will take care of themselves.
I
have entered boomer zone, I guess. But a lot of the time it’s the forgetting of
little things that lead us both to a miserable big thing. For now, try to look
back and celebrate with humbled gratitude for no one is going to pick you up
with you lose.
Sending the tightest hugs and smallest
butterfly kisses
Jess
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Loved this post! You nailed it with the whole "celebrate the small wins" vibe. Super proud of you for the Women’s Day event – that's huge! Also, your uncle’s "trumpet" advice? Pure gold. Thanks for the reminder to be kind to ourselves.
ReplyDeleteKeep shining, you’re killing it!
Sending love and tight hugs! 😘