Author Archives: dyingtobeperfect1926

As I sit here, I reflect on the past five days. I thoroughly enjoyed bringing in my 55th birthday 🎂 in Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 while still being amongst friends. My ‘girls trip’ was fun, relaxing, and much needed. Already, I am looking for destinations for next year. While I did a lot of laughing, IContinue reading “Forever Humble”

Wow! I’ve made it to another year. As I write this, I am overjoyed about turning a year older. For two weeks, I have been doing a birthday countdown, and I am simply excited about today. You see, I am not only a year older, I am better. I’m in a better state of mind.Continue reading “Happy Birthday To ME!!”

Another Wednesday is in the books. Today was uneventful. I stayed in bed until 11am (very unusual), went to choir rehearsal, and came home. I laid around most of the day. This heat 🥵 has been having me feeling unwell. The air in my apartment is struggling to cool my apartment off. Im overheated, nauseousContinue reading “Birthday 🎂 Trip Unloading”

Happy July! Today, as I usher in a brand new month, I am excited about my birthday which comes in four days. Being excited about my birthday, is a feeling that has come about in recent years. While in the past, I dreaded my birth, I now welcome the feeling of living another year. ImContinue reading “July Is Here”

As I have spiritually matured, I came to realize that material and monetary gain does not equate to being blessed. I have witnessed wealthy people and others with an abundance of material posessions, still navigate life in an unhappy state. Happiness takes emotional intelligence. It requires us to understand who we are and our abilityContinue reading “The Blessing Of Simplicity”

As I get closer to my birthday, I remember how, for so long, I absolutely dreaded my birthday. From the time I turned nineteen, I didn’t want to celebrate my birthday. I literally cried all day. My dread wasn’t because I didn’t like my birthday. The reason I dreaded to see my birthday come, wasContinue reading “Ready To Celebrate Me”

What a beautiful Self-love Self-care Saturday this turned out to be. I went on my first pilgrimage in honor of the Catholic church’s 50th Jubilee year. Falling deeper in love with God and spending a day in prayer with my church family, definitely made today enjoyable. Today’s Pilgrimage was a spiritual journey that reminded meContinue reading “Pilgrimage 2025”

Today was a good day. There was nothing exciting, but I experienced minimal pain. In addition, I was successful with the business I had to attend to. On top of that, I finally made it to choir rehearsal, and it went well. I dreaded going, but it wasn’t as painful as I thought it wouldContinue reading “Simply Thankful”

There is really no validation needed from others. Where most people seek approval from others, I validate myself. I’m completely in love ❤️ with me. I mean this, not in a conceited way, but, in a mentally, spiritually, and emotionally healthy way. For far too long, I put those I love first. I loved tooContinue reading “NO VALIDATION NEEDED”

Today has been another trying day. 😪 I had to experience the downside of using mobility services. All of the waiting, repeated phone calls, waiting on hold, and conflicting information was overwhelming. Adding the heat, no ac, and pain to the equation, only made a trying day worse. As I finally wind down to relax,Continue reading “I Remembered To BREATHE”