DIARY ENTRY from June 17, 2024
“In each present moment, we have the power to be the version of ourselves that suits our highest needs.”
- Farah Lawal Harris
DIARY ENTRY from June 17, 2024:
Dear Future Me,
I got angry today. I was on the way to pick up my prescription that sat at Giant Pharmacy for 12 days. It was time to get it.
This hot, sticky night felt nice. I made most of the green lights ‘til I met a red one at a major intersection. I didn't sweat it, instead turned up Kendrick.
As soon as the light turned green, a big clique of motorbikes on the opposite side decide to U-turn. One of them was not even wearing a helmet! They rode three lanes wide and six rows deep. The one in the back peeped back behind often. It felt like a threat to me. Suddenly, the one with the bun bumped a curb and he and his bike met asphalt. He quickly recovered and rode AGAINST the flow of traffic.
Pissed, I cussed, tensed my wrists and forehead, and hoisted my shoulders toward heaven. I commanded myself to breathe. Asked myself: “What happens when you observe instead of react? Baby, why are we THIS mad?”
After three deep breaths, the answer came:
I feel angry because fools endangered my safety.
I am precious cargo.
I didn't make breast cancer to hit the road
only to get injured by some jackholes.
Hell no!
3 more breaths.
My right shoulder starts to rest.
Anger is my birthright,
but so is peace.
I remind myself
of the highest version of me,
slowly morph into her
as I turn left into the parking lot.
In the Giant Pharmacy pick-up line,
I bopped my head to
"What if God was one of us?"
blasting through store speakers.
A brother behind me sang along.
I turned around beaming, shouted
"This is my shit!"
We laughed. It was like an air dap.
And just like that,
I returned to myself.