Intentional Drip

Merry Christmas from the greatest gift I have received. 🙏🏾❤️

🌟 Date nights with this incredible woman are a reminder of how blessed I am. 💑 We’ve weathered storms and celebrated countless victories together, and every moment with her feels like a gift. 🎁 To the one who fills my life with love, laughter, and endless joy, you are my rock and my heart’s greatest treasure. ❤️ Here’s to many more adventures together!

🥂✨

🎉 Great Day Good People! It's my birthday today! 🎂🥳 I gave myself the gift of not checking email today.

This year, instead of just receiving gifts (because I definitely don’t mind that ), I'm focusing even more on making the most impact in my community with what I have. I've got some exciting initiatives happening that could use your support:

* Intentional Drip Coffee: I created an e-commerce coffee brand called Intentional Drip that focuses on having intentional conversations over a cup of coffee. Buy some coffee!

* Create Change via Petition: There’s a liquor store in my neighborhood that is up for a liquor license renewal. The liquor store has created decades of death, violence, and destruction on the corner of Broadway and Lyndale Ave and we think it’s time for a change.

* 🏢 Commercial Real Estate: If you’ve been paying attention, I just bought a 68k Sq ft building! One thing I discovered recently, there’s no security cameras.

* 🎁 Community Giving: Join me in making a difference! We have some great community projects, like back-to-school drives and holiday gift giving, coming up. Your support would mean the world. If you’ve been following me recently or for a while but you realized that you would like to be part of my community engagement efforts and just want to be notified of opportunities

* 🙄🫏A Note For my Stubborn People: If you’re just one of those people who would like to give me a gift that’s not on this list, here are a few things I like

* Giftcards: Chipotle, Nike, Caribou, Amazon are my usual stops.
* I don’t eat cake but I LOVE chocolate chip cookies from Insomnia Cookies - A cookie from there always makes the day brighter!

* Good Restaurants - You all know we have a bunch of kids but I enjoy date nights with Tyler. So you if you want o buy us a gift card to visit a really nice restaurant for a date, by all means, don’t let me stop you!

So, while I blow out the candles today, I'm also wishing for your support and collaboration on these exciting endeavors. Let’s make this year not just about posting a generic “happy birthday” message, but about making a positive impact together! 🌍💪

The reminders that I keep around me on a consistent basis from the people who are most important in my life.

This is from my nephew. I’m pretty sure it was for Father’s Day. He wrote a list of posted notes of what he appreciates/loves about me: Working hard 💪🏾

That can be misleading. You can work hard and never be home, present, or available. Or you can work hard at the things you say are the most important to you, and actually be honorable for following through on your commitments.

I choose to work hard and be present as much as I can in my family’s life. I’ve had great role models to show me how to do it. It’s just up to me to find my way of doing it.

That also means that there’s a sacrifice. It comes with not as many galas and events because I made a commitment to be home when they get off the bus.

It means that I have to work early and late nights before and after they go to bed. And no one is making me do it. Especially not them.

I choose to.

Every day we get to choose. Perspective is a powerful gift.

I hope you choose what’s important in your life.

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