"Ohhh Ohhhh, I don't know about your, but I'm feeling 44..."...hahaha! Okay, it doesn't have the same feels to it as 22 or grammatically correct, don't sue me TSwift, my version isn't going anywhere...This week was my birthday week and to be truthful, most years I really don’t get that excited about it, but this year has been extremely challenging and I actually thought it was a great time to celebrate me and all I am blessed with. Turns out, it was one of the best birthdays that I can remember. I had people reach out that never have, I received more gifts than I deserve and I learned that I was more valuable than I give myself credit for. We all struggle with our place in this world and truly never know the impact we make, but it’s small days like this that are great reminders that we are all needed, appreciated and loved! My wish for you, that you are reminded daily of your worth and what an asset you are to not only this world, but all the lives you touch. That you are so confident in who you are and what you bring that on special days such as your birthday you can be proud, bask in your glory and say “Damn right…pass me the crown…and the cake!” Thank you to all who made me feel special, not just on my birthday, but every day of my life. I’m blessed beyond anything I could ever put into words...I might not feel like I'm 22, but in my mind I will always be dancing like it! 💜💙💕
Rainbow Treasures
Since music is my favorite and it is one of the best things life has to offer, my Rainbow Treasures section this week is just music!
Ear Candy
One of my friends this year, for their birthday, asked for the gift of song. Asked all of those who wanted to participate to message them their favorite song and they would make a playlist out of it and listen to it. I thought that was an awesome idea, so for my birthday I did the same. This was the playlist I received. I'm always open to hearing all the songs you want to share, please always send them my way, it really does make me the happiest!
And Another One
I can't stop listening to this song. It has me longing to be on a beach with a drink in my hand and no cares in the world!! Ahhhh retirement life can't come soon enough!
Workout Song
I started working out a couple times a day for a couple of reasons:
1) I love just putting my headphones on and getting lost in music, people watching and working out 2) I am so dependent on people just telling me what to do at the gym that I don't absorb the information and I'm forcing myself to learn the movements, the names of workouts and the muscle it works. It has actually been a great way to just escape "life". This is one of my go to songs lately, definitely not a "Shea" feel song, but sometimes the angriest songs are the best to workout to...hahaha! If you know, you know!
Rainbow Chaser
You Paint the World
The best part about the gym is it gives me a chance to think, but not think. I know it doesn't make sense, but it helps me forget about every day responsibilities and just allows me to be creative in my head. I love "deep thinking" and when I allow myself to just "exist", neat ideas form and my mind becomes colorful with thoughts. This week's deep thought is about humans and how each one of us touches and impacts one another.
In our lifetime we meet numerous amounts of humans that shape and alter the people that we are. Each one of them with their unique brush strokes paint something within us. Some leave small, very unnoticeable marks, some leave vibrant and everlasting marks, some leave us flawed and imperfect. While every one of those we come in contact with paint something different within us, their mark, no matter what it may be, molds us into the incredible masterpieces we are destined to become. Our brushstroke in the canvas of life, matters. What we choose to do with it and how we decide to paint those we come in contact with is up to us. I know that my brushstroke isn't always colorful and more often than I care to admit, I leave some blemishes on those that I touch, but what I am learning is that even if you are at your darkest, for those that truly need you in their life, those darkened days are chances for them to paint your world with color. That even if you feel like you added a mistake to their masterpiece, the most incredible humans, the ones that are worth it, will show you that the blemish you thought you created is in fact just an opportunity for them to love you more. While I wish I painted vibrant colors every single day to all of those I come in contact with, I know that those that have seen my darkest colors, never forget the bright ones I often times bring. Color, whether vibrant or dull is needed to create the beauty that we are. Some will be accepting of the dull colors you might sometimes give, some will only be looking for those that never let their "true colors" show, but those that truly get us understand that sometimes even the darkest colors that we might illuminate is what allow their boldest colors to flourish. So go paint the world with all that you are and remember even on the days that you think you are painting those you love with black and leaving them damaged, always remember in the great words of Bob Ross..."We don't make mistakes, just happy little accidents.".
Be Kind. Be Love. Be You.
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