JUNE 04 2025

(JANUARY 24 2024 MAKE UP)

GOOD MORNING TO THE SON AND THE SKY❕👋🏼

DIENTES / DENTS = “TEETH” IN SPANISH 🇲🇽 / FRENCH 🇫🇷

I LOVE YOU 💓

Howl you doing❓

I hope everything is GREAT with you and at home 🥰

Today, for you, I have a post about my teeth. Specifically, the gap or gaps between my teeth especially my front teeth.

When I was in 10th grade I got braces on my teeth. I was supposed to have them for 2-3 years however in 12th grade I wanted to join the ARMY and I was not able to go to bootcamp with braces.

I went to the orthodontist to get my braces off early and although he did not say he would not do it for me he did advise me that if I were to get the braces off early my teeth would not settle in the way that the initial plan intended them to do.

He used his hand to describe the pattern my teeth would move and I understood what he said in the moment but my desire to join the ARMY was more than my desire to have perfect teeth.

I did understand what he was saying but I did not know that the decision was not something I could make and have the ability to know how I would feel later in time when the consequences of removing my braces early was realized.

Years later and I mean many years later (over a decade) I began to develop a gap between my front teeth. Over the course of the next decade the gap became bigger and with the bigger gap it changed the appearance of my teeth and smile.

There would be a moment when I saw the gap as something that was less than desirable but it came at a point in my life when I had less of a concern with my smile and photos of me smiling so that the gap was less of a concern.

If I could go back I would have kept my braces on for the proper amount of time because I did not leave for the ARMY until after they were scheduled to be removed but due to a recruiter essentially dropping the ball my date was moved back for eligibility.

I did in fact as you are aware eventually join the ARMY and served my contract. Now that I have a gap in my teeth it comes in the form of a reminder of a few things. I rarely ever think about the gap and when I do it almost always is when someone is pointing out the gap that was not always there.

I smile more now than I ever have than I can remember and even when taking photos I still smile ear to ear without any shame or concern of my teeth.

The other reminder is over time we can make choices that do not come to bear the result of our decision until much later. These can be good or bad depending on how you look at it but in the case of my teeth it was a good thing that included some negative aspects.

Sometimes I think about getting braces again to fix my teeth but I care less about my smile than what could be the benefits of having braces again. However braces do not just fix your teeth. Braces (as you know) can also fix the alignment of your jaw and if I develop an issue with chewing while eating I would then probably get braces because it is not a matter of aesthetic but a practical decision that would fix a physical ailment.

At one point in my life it is possible the aesthetic would be the only motivation needed to want to fix my teeth but at this point in my life I am comfortable with who I am including my smile.

Cheers to smiling without concern!

WHEN YOU ARE GRATEFUL FOR SOMEONE OR SOMETHING THAT SOMEONE DID, LET THEM KNOW🙏🏼

I AM GRATEFUL FOR YOU❕

THESE THREE STEPS BELOW WILL ALLOW YOUR EXPERIENCE OF THE GAME CALLED LIFE TO REVEAL ITS & YOUR POTENTIAL

1} LEAD WITH LOVE

2} HONESTLY TRY

3} REPEAT STEP 1 & 2 EVERY DAY

LOVE TRY REPEAT

Believe in yourself

Don’t be hard on yourself

Allow yourself to see what is possible

Never let doubt be the thing that prevents you from trying to achieve what you desire most

Remember your wins

Learn from your mistakes

Have fun along the way

You have more influence over your health and happiness than you know

DRINK WATER❕

Rest well my LOVES

You are LOVED

I hope you have a GREAT DAY‼️ 😎

PEACE❕

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I AM ONLY A HOWL AWAY IF YOU NEED ME 🐾

WOLF LOVE & GRATUITY, YOUR PROUD FATHER ❣️🐺