A Character for A Character

On Saturday night, I went out with the girls which isn't something that I do a lot these days. I enjoy being at home, sipping wine, having good conversation. I’m even game for a full throttle thirty-something house party every now and then. However, when you take the things I love and ask that I do them in a social setting – a CLUB or BAR- after hours, meaning after 9 PM, you may not always get the cheery, chipper chick that is normally me. I’ve always been comfortable in my own skin; I’ve always been one to have fun and keep things LiGhT, but when it comes to going out and crowds, that has never really been me even though many people consider me a “social butterfly”.

In my early 20s, I could hang well into the early morning hours, and still rise to take on the world with no consequences or fatigue. All of that changed around age 26/27. Fast forward many years and here I am at 35, the mother of a teen, home owner, wize, humble and learning more about life than ever. Let’s just say the body and the energy aren’t what they used to be, but in particularly the mindset isn’t what it used to be. Now instead of getting home at 5AM, I’m usually waking up and spending some time with God. Instead of hitting the town at midnight, I’ve been in bed for hours by then. Can we say a full 360°?

But I digress…

Yes, all of the above was a digression and doesn’t have much to do with the title of this post – A Character for A Character! Yes, this one thought on character brought forth paragraphs of reflection of the past and realization of where I am today. I think I’ll get to the point now…

For future posting references, I thought I’d give names to the important Characters in my life. Many of the lessons that I learn I learn because of them and through them. I’m forever grateful for their presence in my life; I’m thankful that God saw fit to intricately intertwine our lives. I know that they are in my life, and I’m in their lives because we chose to take this journey together. I hope and pray that they learn from me as well. It is no mistake that my son came through me, there is no mistake that the BFF has been around for 23 years, and definitely no mistake that Handsome is the love of my life. I thank God, and this wonderful Universe, that there are no miscalculations and that EVERYthing is as it should be.


Characters

Me: Sage

My Son: C²/Swagger
**C² = my son @ his best; Swag is the teen in him. Can’t not like his LiGhT; It’s him. **

My Love: Handsome

BFF: Aquamami

Brother#1: Broham

Brother#2: Mr. Cool

Sister: Herself
**I’ll literally refer to her as “herself”, not as in I’ll use her name**

The Crew: New York, LA, Miami, Channel 8, Crazazy **all female friends**

Son’s dad: 1-0 **Pronounced one O (the letter), not one zero**

Sidebar:
About ten years ago Crazazy tried hooking me up with one of her friends. Because she considered him one of the "best eligible bachelors" that she knew she introduced him to several other friends in additon to me. She later asked him about me and another particular young lady. His reply was, “I like Sage better than Ms. X. Sage has character. The other only has a butt.” I’ll say that is a compliment to say the least – LOL! My butts not bad though.

Until next time…from all directions I send Blessings, LiGhT and LoVe