Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot

Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind?

I get it, I finally get it. This song is about clean slates. I get it. Maybe it took 36 birthdays before I could understand. As I embark on this phase of my journey I realize that at heart Im still the 16 year old version of myself, plus a gray patch in my hair and a wealth of life's experiences. Im still that overachieving student, who loves to learn things for the sake of learning, that 4.0 on my transcript felt really good last semester #DeansListGeek. Im still watching Jeopardy every night training for the day I make my debut on the show, except now Im finding myself getting more and more right (Ive got to put these boys through college somehow). I still love to read, and rereading these classics as an adult has totally blown my mind. I still love writing poems and making music. I still love to sing around my house and reluctant to do it anywhere else, even thought Id probably be pretty good. I still love to draw pictures but now I do them with my camera instead of my pencil on the pages of my Bible and my text books. I still laugh and hang out with the two boys running through my house, except instead of it being my brothers, it's my clones. My future is still wide open, and my list of goals and achievements is still just as long.

Difference is now Ive learned to take life as it comes. To maximize every opportunity. To enjoy the journey. To worry less about things I cant control. To trust God and be honest with him. To believe in myself and my abilities. I've learned that I dont know everything and that everybody has something to teach me. I've learned that dreams can come true, and that my sons really can grow up to be President. Ive learned that it's my responsibility to lead them by example, carrying them as far up the economic ladder on my back as I can to give them a higher platform to start on than I had. Ive learned that honesty is freeing but lonely (people with hurt feelings tend to stay away); the ones who truly love you always find their way back. Ive learned that the Mayans were smarter than most believe and those who were paying attention know that while the world was watching for something awesome to happen from the sky, the real action was happening in the back door. Ive learned that life is my gift of entertainment to my Creator, I know that anytime he tunes in to my channel he is thoroughly being entertained.

That being said I have even less time for bullshit. I dont have any money to loan, Im nation building here at home. If your influence in my life isnt positive please know you are soooooooo last year!

Happy Birthday to Me! May this be the beginning of my best year yet!

Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind?

Why not, it's a new year!

...Hate It or Love It; Either Way You Felt Somethin'