Music Leads The Dance Of Love AT FORTY FIVE Magazine Issue 2021 13

I am going to share my unique outlook
with you. Sometimes it may be personal
experiences, and sometimes it may be fullon
rants about different things. It’s my view
on things.
We are going to start with signs.
As I brush my teeth, I look at it. Even
though I have read it so many times I know it
by heart, I still read it twice a day.
I remember the day my bestie gave it to
me. I opened it, and my heart sang. It speaks
to me. To the way, I operate – give it all and
then some.
Somedays, the feeling isn’t as strong as it
was back then. Some mornings when I read it,
I feel like I am letting myself down.
Like everyone, the last 18 months have been
a challenge for me. From homeschooling,
trying not to lose my mind being at home with
two teenage boys and two dogs. Juggling
working, kids, and keeping my shit together
has been interesting. It is the perfect time
to acknowledge the fact that I am a work in
progress and I don’t have all the right answers.
For the first 14 months of this new normal,
I found ways to keep it together. It was a lot of
exercise, going for walks, riding my bike, and
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