23.

23

man, life’s been a trip. some days i feel like i got it all figured out, other days i’m just tryna make it to the next without losin my head. but that’s the thing… it’s all a process. you grow, you learn, you unlearn, you mess up, you bounce back. i used to think i had to have it all together by now, but truth is none of us really do. we’re just tryna find our way, piece by piece.

love’s taught me a lot. about others, but mostly about myself. i’ve learned how to show up for people, but also how to show up for me. that part was hard. it’s easy to give everything you got to others & leave yourself on empty, but nah… this year, i’ve been learning to pour back in. fill my own cup first. speak kind to myself. give myself room to grow, to mess up, to be human. ’cause i deserve that kind of love too.

faith’s been my anchor. i ain’t perfect with it, but God been holdin me down in ways i can’t even explain. even when i didn’t have the words, or the answers, or the strength, i was still covered. & that means everything to me. i’ve learned to let go a little more, trust a little deeper, believe that what’s meant for me won’t miss. life hits different when you stop fightin the process & start trusting it.

this year, i’ve been moving with more gratitude. for real. for the people in my life. the ones who stayed, the ones who kept checkin in, the ones who showed love without a reason. y’all been my light on dark days. if you still here, still ridin with me, i appreciate you more than i say. loyalty like that don’t go unnoticed, fr.

i don’t know everything. still figuring out who i’m tryna be, what i wanna build, where i wanna go. but i know i’m on the right path. & i know there’s so much more to come. the goals, the dreams, the love, the peace—it’s all comin. i feel it. i’m not in a rush, but i’m locked in. one step @ a time. just tryna stay present & let life unfold how it’s meant to.

so here’s to 23. to still being here. to everything i’ve survived. to everything i’m walking toward. i’m grateful. i’m growing. i’m healing. & i’m celebrating—me, life, love, all of it. thank you for rockin with me. thank you for seeing me. we just gettin started.