In my most me era ever....

 

You will never see me doing anything

 *viral*

 be it lip taping before bed ( weird) or 

the latest dance craze ( yes, I DO know the whole

 Ophelia dance but you will never see me doing it).

Not because I think viral things are lame ( some are)

 but because I have integrity and my words should

 matter, my actions should be a reflection of my truest self..

I am not a trend, a diagnosis, a label, a word.

Society seems to value this.

I believe it to be demeaning.

You are you.

NOT a word that is used to hurt you when it is convenient.

My integrity is based upon my actions.

Years of evidence.

THAT is who I am.

Can many others say the same?

OR are they bent on being part of a group, any group that gives

them false arrogance over others.

Being this way used to make me self-conscious .

Not for a while.

No.

I am quite happy knowing that I have refused the common narrative.

God has made warriors.

{ I do not see myself as such, there are far more deserving people

out there who push back on the lame mainstream, whether it is about religion,

politics or anything else. I just sit back and watch them, pray for them for

they are on the front porch defending a house filled with people

telling them how awful they are from the real evil out there}

Occasionally I will slip and. promote something new ( like Yungblud) an amazing talent not

for attention or the need to be relevant but because he is that special.

And he is....for many reasons but I do believe he bridges the gap.

People who can bridge the gap AND are fabulous at it are legends.

I do believe that this country needs those who can bridge the gap.

People who throw out the new rules imposed upon us by self serving weaklings

from local governments who overstep  to mandates forced upon

 us to those who get off policing our words.

People who smash that narrative are epic in my book.

People who are genuinely truth tellers, people who will be spoken about

for years to come.

Now...

Those who seek relevance or attention  without self reflection

will be forgotten by people and by time itself.

Fortunately for me, my whole family is comprised of legends.

Wild hearted people who have marched to their own tunes all of their lives.

It is not an easy life - or dull but my family does what they want

when they want it and they excel at it.

Me? 

I am a wanna  be.

In my defense...I am a Taurus, so I tend to be more stubborn in my ways.

I will not ask for permissions, I know the rules  and will find

a quiet way to do what I want anyway- with a smile.

When I have to do what I loathe I will make a huge stink.

The times that  I have gone against those legends' strong opposition,

, I have quite enjoyed the outcome.

Yeah....

Once pushed off the ledge....

I found that I could fly.

2026 

will be a year where I will  no longer accept that the emperor has clothes ( so to speak).

I will no longer sit and watch insanity without calling it out.

My family did not come  to America from an  oppressive country at the time

( and worse now)

 to be silent about truth being white washed.

 I am not going to watch them work so hard to make my life easier to allow the same

ideology  to come here and affect their great and great, great grandchildren.

I will use grace and discernment but I will not just sit by.

To those who *canceled* or blocked or disparaged me over the past

5 years for who knows what ( because you ghosted me) I see you.

I know that you read this blog.

Some have even made the bold choice to just, ya know call

me up as if the past did not happen.

That was a choice.

And though I was kind  I was also firm about my new boundaries.

No-one wants to talk about hard things.

Because they either feel guilt or shame or something else.

Sounds like a them problem.

2026

I will back anyone who wishes to bring about unity with truth.

Absolute legends who bridge the gap and allow everyone to have a say.

The freedom of being a bad a$$ is that you are unaffected by the

consequences of not being *popular* . 

You simply do not care because your

story is bigger than that. 

You answer to something greater.

Historically-

You know, good royals...Kings and Queens knew they they were

servants, not really above anyone.

They lived in a gilded cage whereas the peasants ran free.

I am of the understanding that the people in line to be royals would

have more freedoms if they were just peasants.

Free to do and say and marry whomever they wished.

There was a certain freedom.

 They ruled all, they represented everyone, not a certain faction.

Often   selfless, and  often lonely life.

They neither fit in nor wish to because they have a calling.

Most do not know this. 

Most are led into thinking kings or Queens are terrible.

But with that power they wield , comes a responsibility

unmatched by any other position.

Being unabashedly oneself can be raw, 

can be uncouth to some and often times  won't be everyones cup of tea.

Yet in the end , those folks have to do what is best for everyone.

Even those who hate them.

( much like parents- come to think on it)

2026

 will find me being the most me I have ever been.

Brave that.

Super brave for the girl who was afraid of everything not too long ago.

Not hating on her...she lived through some tough stuff.

Today, today though...

I will call out the hypocrites , the liars and the misinformed who

trample the country I love.

Because.

Just because.

I no longer have to explain why.

My only  job is to uphold the light.

Because....

May the new year shine

brightly for you my friends.

xoxo

Raven