27 Reminders for My 27th Birthday

I'm beyond grateful to God, family, and friends for bringing me 27 years of joy and life. As my family and I were driving to The Castro-Oleksak Ranch this morning, I thought of how much I have been blessed to learn in my short 27 years. So here are 27 Reminders for My 27th Birthday!

1. Lead by example: Forreal now, girl. Shut your mouth and just do it.
2. Your friends and family are the folks that ride for you, no matter what.
3. You are a well-spring of love. Don't stop giving that energy to the world.
4. Recharge, recharge, recharge. Don't get lost in yourself and in this world. You were made for greater things and supernatural places.
5. The spirits are watching. Don't disappoint them.
6. God is Love. You don't do that. God does.
7. Your Mother is watching and guiding you always. Keep talking to her.
8. Your steps matter. Think carefully before you move.
9. Don't forget. Your history, your life, and the things that got you here.
10. But don't hold on to narratives and portions of your life that are just...over.
11. Make sacrifices. It will keep your soul pure and force you to look and listen to things outside your damned self all the time.
12. Listen. Listen. Listen. More than you speak.
13. Begin and begin again. You're a child of God. Not God. You make mistakes but that doesn't mean you can't get back up again. Falling is a reminder that you need to fix yourself -there's always room for repairs and improvements.
14. Respect people's mystery and hold on to yours. You don't have an all access pass to everybody's life.
15. Life isn't always happy endings. Sometimes, it just is.
16. Your body only uses what you need. So don't put in more than you need.
17. Practice makes permanent. You won't fix it later, you're fixing or faking right now.
18. You have been given much -more than you deserve. Be grateful and use it well.
19. Keep building bridges. Keep making connections. You were made to serve.
20. You can't help everybody, but you can always pray for them.
21. Some people were meant to stay and some were meant to go. Let them go.
22. Read, lest you forget how. Write -exercise the gift you've been given.
23. Timing is everything. Make sure you're ready.
24. Humility. You're important, but small at the same time. Most of the time, it's bigger than you, not about you, so let it go.
25. Don't be fooled by disguises. The worst things can come in the prettiest or even the most subtle packages.
26. People seriously suck sometimes....this includes you. Be hopeful, but don't put all your hopes in humans.
27. It's always your choice. Life doesn't have to be this way!
28. (For luck!) Sing, because you can!