Greetings!
IT’S MY BIRTHDAY! 33 is going to be a great year. I can feel it already (along with the extra stretches I’m gonna have to do in the mornings 😂).
But I have to be honest with you. There was a time when I didn’t think I’d make it to see thirty-three years old. And that was just two years ago. For the sake of time and of making sure this is as short as possible…let’s just say that for my 31st birthday, I had plans to not be here…and in the moment when I was about to make that decision, I received a phone call from a friend I hadn’t talked to in a while. He doesn’t know this, but…he saved my life that night.
And now…depression doesn’t have me in a chokehold where I’m questioning my life and purpose. More on that later. But you need to know that God has been good to me, and I’m not too afraid or worried about what others think to share that.
That’s all I’m going to say for now, but help me celebrate this beautiful birthday! There’s a number of ways to do that!
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I think that’s all for now! More poems and video content are coming soon.
Yours,
Thomas
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