Happy Fourth of July, everyone!
Okay, maybe not everyone, but at least for you Americans who are having today off–live it up!
Independence Day this year is special for me, personally. It’s also grueling, but eye-opening. It’s been a quite an experience–albeit sometimes painful–to get to this point. But I’m determined, somehow, to not let July 4th, 2007 in particular get past me unappreciated, unobserved.
It’s Independence Day. I am free.
Independence means so much; it means much more than I could ever imagine or even fathom at any other point in my life up until this point.
Independence is a blessing. It’s also a double-edged sword. It means I take responsibility for everything that is of my own doing and no one else’s. It marks a new journey to the heart. It means reevaluating, sometimes revamping old ties. Eliminating ties that are not good, not healthy.
I am getting back to myself.
Sometimes, when we’re used to being caught up in hiding our real selves from what other people would have us say, do, or simply be–we have to get organic and go to who we really are. Who we were created to be, and how to best be that person despite what others might say. We have to find people who let us be that person. That is independence–finding nurturing people who don’t pass judgment, who love us for the imperfect beings that we are because they understand that they themselves are flawed, too. It’s the independence to be ourselves.
My hope is that you experience the freedom and independence to think, feel and express. The freedoms we were all meant to have, and live them to the fullest.
Love,
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P.S. - Please remember to wear sunscreen. We all have the right to freedom from sunburn.
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Individual independence is such a privilege we have being human - and you’re totally right about the double-edged sword - it’s a big responsibility too. It’s good to take today to think about it in a more personal way (as well as the obvious). Thanks for the insight, yo!
yeah wear sunscreen
i love them new spary on kind! although they can get a bit pricey.
@Jeanie: Thanks for the kind words and the support.
@kboy25: I tend to think sunscreen in general is pricey.
Talk about mark-ups.
I combat sunburn by staying in doors and tagging people.
The challenge is on, peroty!
Love doesn’t demand perfection as much as it accepts imperfection. We could all learn a lesson from Cypress Hill and B. Real. (Sorry if you don’t get that reference.)
hey girlie! I was in your hood this past weekend! I was in LA and San Fran. I was in San Fran for the 4th though. But while i was in LA i did make it a point to have awesome korean food cause it’s so dam good there! While nyc korea in mediocre. And i had to have dam ass good mexican too…cause nyc tries to makes mexican too fancy and without fail F it up!
anyhow…hope you enjoyed independence day! i certainly did…liberated from the bonds of work! hope you’ve been well =)
EP
@Franksabunch: Haha, I got it. Thanks for the wise words.
@Eternal: I just had Korean BBQ last night.
Indeed–I hear it’s so good it’s “better than in Korea.” Maybe I was just a bit blasphemous, there. 
Glad you had a great time while you were over here…happy belated Independence Day! Thanks for stopping by. I hope you’re doing well, too!