Take a cha-cha-cha-chance

So today is my birthday! It was 28 years ago today that I shot into this world, as it has been told to me very much like my first daughter was born. I must say I have never been good with birthdays, at least not mine. I am not a spotlight person and let's face it, birthdays are all about spotlight. I've gotten better about that though and today is all about ME!

Today I will celebrate my life. I will celebrate the things I have accomplished, the people who love me, the people who I love, and the life I have left ahead of me. I am a wife, mother, lover, friend, counselor, sister, daughter, woman, temple, goddess. I am a revolutionist, a survivor, and a feminist. I am all of these things.

I possess and make the most of my ability to give and sustain life. I love with everything I have in me and have been guilty of trusting so much it hurts. Each day I am a new person and I am never the same as the day before. I am proud of the woman I am and the woman I have yet to become. I am a lifelong student of life and am thankful I am able to teach some along the way.

Even as I'm typing this the clock above me is chiming midnight, announcing the beginning of my day. So I'm going to celebrate it! I will celebrate all of these things I am and all of the people I love who happen to love me back. Just for today. Well, maybe not just for today. But it's a damn good start!

Sing with me!
na na nananana
You say it's your birthday
It's my birthday too, yeah
They say it's your birthday
We're gonna have a good time
I'm glad it's your birthday
Happy birthday to you

Yes we're going to a party party
Yes we're going to a party party
Yes we're going to a party party.

I would like you to dance
Take a cha-cha-cha-chance
I would like you to dance