When You are Old Enough To Read This Miles...

....I want you to know that I support you in all that you decide to do in life (as long as it's something positive!). Whatever makes you happy, go for it. I hope that your dad and I will have raised you to become a compassionate, loving, humble, and confident person--traits that I already see in you at this early age of 3.5! You are such a blessing to us--and I would not trade motherhood for anything in this world.

I am 29, writing this--and yet as old as I feel with the things in life that I have already experienced (good, bad & all the in between)--I still feel like I have a long ways to go--to learn, love, and experience. It hasn't been the easiest role I've had so far in life, being a mother and also a wife to your silly but loving dad--but it's so far been THE best. I'd say, as a parent, I've become stronger, grown a thicker skin, and also have become more grounded, resourceful, open minded, and especially more appreciative of being alive and having this human experience with you and your dad and all our friends and family. But above all, being a parent is truly a selfless role. You have taught me what it truly means to take care of someone, nurture another human being. And on the flip side, also what it means to take care of myself and don't get lost in the process of becoming anything or anyone in life.

No matter what it is you decide when you are at this age, whether you choose to have a family, raise kids--or not--always make time for yourself and continue to be passionate about what it is in life that you love. Whatever you want in life, you have the ability to manifest it. I'm telling you this now because I'm your mother (haha!) and also because as a deejay, your dad and I would love for you to also be creative with your life. Sometimes, it may feel like the world does not hold so much weight on creativity but it is so important for our spirit--God given, and it IS all around us and in you! And right now, you show so many of us that you have such a creative and imaginative quality--something very natural--and I pray that we will be able to nurture this side of you as well so that you will continue to experience life from this perspective.

I love you so much and want you to know that I entered DMC partly because of you. I want you to know that your mom was able to do what I love while raising you. I want you to know what you said to me when I told you what I was going to do when you were on your vacation. I said, "Miles, Aunty Diane and I are gonna battle in a DJ competition." You replied, "You're gonna battle the boys or the girls?" And I told you, "The boys. We will be the first women to enter this one." And you said, "You beat the boys mommy!" You see, we have each others backs, son!

While your Aunty Diane and I did not "beat the boys" on paper, we placed 3rd...we know in our hearts that we did the best that we could and it was so much fun doing it--being creative, working as a team, and going through the whole process of composing music. There is a lesson gained in everything we experience in life--so no one ever loses anything!!

Love,
Mama



The guys we competed against...


Aunty Diane and I getting ready to do our thing