At first, I was just going to post this video of Special Ed’s “I Got It Made” with the above title because, honestly, it is one of my theme songs when I walk down the street. And do not we all deserve a good theme song? But then I watched it again and something hit me. It was true.
I am not saying everything is perfect. Far from it. I am not completely at peace with every part of myself, and I still wrestle with the spaces between where I am and where I want to be. But the truth is, I am doing better than most. I really do have it made. No land in the sands of the "West Indies" yet, though.
I am blessed in so many ways. I have family and friends who I KNOW love me. Some who I believe love me. And some who may not say it, but I know they need me and appreciate what I bring into their lives. I have a roof over my head, one that is high and wide, and it shelters me in more ways than one.
This gut of mine was earned honestly through years of well prepared meals, late night laughter, and an endless flow of rich, aged libations that marked the celebration of life, not the escape from it.
This has not been the summer of love. But it has quietly become the summer of self content. The season of learning to appreciate what is, instead of mourning what is not. It has been a time filled with unexpected joy and the kind of great moments that seem to appear out of nowhere. Including meeting some of the best people I have ever been lucky enough to call friends. And, well, a few other things too.
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I AM NOT PERFECT, BUT I AM HAPPY.
GVG
~we're the warriors they write epics about~
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