As we merry-make and celebrate the good times, I think as influencers or anyone with a responsibility larger than themselves, it is imperative to (also) show the other (not so prepossessing) side—the moment after the moment that we all have to face but do not glorify. I bet there is a scientific breakdown that can tell us why we are not happy all the time, and why it is not recommended. I bet the same goes for the reasoning behind why all animate things will expire. (Us included.) Fortunately, I haven't developed an appetite for perfection. I am far too imbalanced and extreme to ever reach a divine plateau and discover complete satisfaction. I am a writer. I am dreamer. I am a doer, and a teacher. I am an executor and an enforcer. (I was like that when you met me.) I have also learned to embrace my highs, my lows, and my setbacks, and to work through them. Emotional rollercoaster? No, my life is more like a day in the life of a free-fall or like the #NYSE. Up and down... up and down... and up again. People often ask: What keeps me going? I think it is that I am in deep, dark, lusty unconditional love with myself—at all times. Plainly, I don't seek validation in the way others do. It could be a good thing, a bad thing or a subjective thing but it is my thing. These flowers, given to me on the night of my birthday, are still beautiful. They are still a token of love, support, and respect. Even in its last leg of life. #ThatsTheEndOfMySermon #YouCanGoToChurchNow #JesusWontTaxYou #Amen #LOL