Chalice Serrano

Here’s a quick go into my head… First and foremost… I do my best to take life in with every breath; open arms and an open mind. Life is for the living… and I am ALIVE! I feel alive. And I LOVE IT!
It’s so crazy because… honestly… like everyone else on this planet we call Earth, I’ve endured some pretty crappy stuff. But -I swear- looking back at all that “crappy stuff” and even some current “crap,” I have no complaints. Half of the –we can call it “cruff” for short now- cruff I’ve been through actually turned out to positively affect me. I’m stronger and wiser for it.
“With adversity comes opportunity.” ~Benjamin Franklin

I have had the opportunity to grow. Ben knew some stuff. Anyone else identify? YES! Insanity.
Anyway… so, if you didn’t know me before this brief introduction that you are currently reading, I am happy to welcome you. My name is Chalice. Yes. My parents DID name me a word which by definition also means: a cup, goblet, or vessel. And a very proud cup I am! (but if you asked the younger me, she would beg to differ. Nicknames like Palace and Malice, for some reason, really affected me.) Chalice Serrano is the name. And it’ll remain the same until I have legal problems and “pull a Prince” and change my name to the symbol for caribou crossing or something. I’m a genetic result of America’s melting pot: Tall enough to reach the cookies I hide on the top shelf of the cabinets and smart enough to know that the longest word in the English dictionary is antidisestablishmentarianism.
So, through all that “cruff” I told you about in the beginning of all of this… through the pain, the down and outages, the “Oh my God! She’s having a baby at 18”, the homelessness, bad relationships, spiritual battles, and financial struggles… there are also the “Girl!!! I met the MOST AMAZING guy” phonecalls to my girlfriends, the crazy escapades in Vegas/Hollywood/Tampa/Everywhere, the blessings, the promotions, that acceptance letter in the mail to go to college, and my daughter’s giggle when she’s hiding under the bed in the morning. There are so many facets to this life. You know?
“Music is your own experience, your thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn.” ~Charlie Parker
Here’s what I think. I think that since there is a balance to natural occurrences, it is only natural that I have balance in my life. Remember mom always saying “too much of one thing is NEVER good”??? I get that. What I’m saying is…. I want it ALL! Balance is key. And letting go is elemental.
I say… SCREW the should’a, could’a, would’a… The… “I wish I could”…”I want to be”… “I want to do”… “I wish I was”… And just be.
Feel the “Real World” and “your desires” collide and exist there.
BE... ballsy! Intelligent. SUCCESSFUL. EXCITING! Beautiful. Fun...... I be.