I LOVE YOU,
Tamieka
As I reflect back on the year that will no longer be here in less than 12 hours, I can't help but think about all of the blessings that were bestowed upon me. There are so many times where I feel like I don't have anything or anyone and then I look through my pictures and realize i'm in the midst of a pity party. How can I feel sorry for myself knowing that I have friends and family that helped me get brand new hearing aids? How can I feel sorry for myself knowing I was able to go with one of my good friends Melanie, to see the New York Knicks (a lifelong dream...next year it's the New York Giants)? The joy I feel knowing that I have family and friends who support me even when I don't realize it is awesome. I can't feel sorry for myself when I think about the great time I had celebrating my dad Dwights 60th birthday. There are some who have never met their dad, some who know him and don't have a relationship or worse those who've lost their dad to heaven. How can I feel crappy knowing that I have an amazing mother named Debra who tries awfully hard to show myself and others that she loves them? How can I feel down when I have the memory of going to Mexico and Vegas this year with my mother? Yeah I lost in Vegas but spending time with her, my aunt Pam and my two cousins Tisha and Yolanda made it all worth it. How can I feel down when I think about all of those sunny days and delicious meals I shared with my good friend Jamil? There's no excuse for me to feel bad about my life when I think about how after more than 15 years I can still break bread and enjoy music with my friends Frank, Nick, Missy and Katie. How awesome were those shows this year? I refuse to feel bad about myself when I think about how hard I laughed and how much love I felt when I spent time with Peter, Marina and CJ the most awesomeness kids in the world. Or the happiness spread across the face of my friend Kianne's son August at the Long Island Fall Festival this past October. There is no way I can say 2013 sucked when I think about how proud I am of my cousin Danielle and how happy grandma would have been to see her at her baby shower. Grandma would have been equally proud to have seen Jaymes performing in his play Hair. I know my grandmother would be smiling from ear to ear at all of her grands accomplishments and the love and joy that they've spread this year. Thinking about last week and celebrating Christmas with my family including my uncle Eric reminded me of how important people are not things....although the things I got were awesome....it's the people that mean the most and leave lasting memories and impressions. I'm amazed at how great of a year this was and how great it was to spend time with my brothers Trevor and Zeb and to meet my brother Zebs girlfriend Christina and to interact with her via social media. I can't even describe how incredibly amazing the wedding of my friend Aram to Amy was this year. I feel so blessed that I was invited to go and enjoy myself. I'm so blessed to say that I have people in my life that shared the best of themselves with me including my step mother Rachel, some of my co workers and even complete strangers. There's no way I can feel like I'm worthless and agitated about 2014 finally coming here when I have a best friend like Marisa who has shown true compassion, friendship and kindness. I mean come on!! Each morning that I wake up, there is no way that I can feel bad about anything when I'm able to get a warm graze from my pooch Fella whom because of his mistake opened up the floodgates of giving and true love. How can I not move towards 2014, without thinking about the nice lunch I had with my cousin Yolanda and my Nana's best friend Rosetta. Another example of how life lives on even after people depart. I'm so grateful. This impromptu trip down memory lane 2013 reminds me of the lunch and drinks I had with my cousin Nikki this summer and how I love her dearly and wish only the best for her. I can't help but think about my friends from former jobs, from high school and from college who because they're my friends on FB, I was able to see how blessed their lives are today....especially Sherry, Karen, Britta, Queen and Rhahjon. I didn't get to see my aunt Lynn and uncle Brian this year....crazy but true...but the quick convo's over the phone or texts satiated my appetite for 2014. I won't let this happen again. Now that I've been letting these memories out it amazes me how I can be down at all for more than just a day. I mean I've been blessed with people who have shown an immense amount of love. I'm so grateful to all that are reading this and all that will not. I'm grateful for everyone and everything and before the clock strikes 12am be sure to ring in the new year filled with love not only for others but for yourself. GET YOURSELF RIGHT!! I LOVE YOU, Tamieka
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12/31/2013 03:04:52 am
I wish i could express my love for you in such glowing ways, but i'll just say Love You keep on keppin on
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AuthorMy name is Tamieka Blair and I live on Long Island in New York. I write, I read, I write, I work, I write, I support..I WRITE!!! Archives
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