This day has been a microcosm or fractal of the many possibilities of this life. I woke up on vacation and grateful to see 44, then ran into...well, a bit of rain is falling in my life, too. The response I choose to it all is gratitude. I’m grateful. I I arrived to the LOOK of it a bit late, then got over that rather quickly to settle my focus on how this life I’m leading FEELS. How do I feel? How do I affect you? Ever in progress, I can only say that in any of my “foolishment” 😉 I hope to have the opportunity to see it, correct and move differently, to grow past my fears to be less closed and more generous with anything I can offer worth another soul’s finite time here. I’ve been many things not worth mentioning, yet full of lessons. I hope to be much more that benefits someone beyond myself. Someone loved me before I became, y’all. When you grab hold to that...the loving grasp of your parents, friends, family, ancestors and beyond...there’s no way you can fail to feel that, no way your eyes don’t sweat just a little 😉. I’ve been here long enough to witness those who love me warn me to guard my heart and be wary, then transition to see the growth of the same beloved guideposts apologize to me for that and gently push me towards being less fearful of any vulnerability and cognizant that my fully realized strength lies in being more open and of the energy that created me. It’s daily work. I love you known or yet to know and family...I’m so damn grateful to be here. Let it rain. #thisis44 #theynamedmeLioness #bestrong #bevulnerable #behonest #gratitude #thisenergy #thankyou (at Newark, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/CP3x_7Al0xl/?utm_medium=tumblr