What Tequila Taught Me About Knowing My Worth

Tequila has made a significant impact on my summer 2021 in many ways!

In honor of National Tequila Day, I wanted to tell you what tequila recently taught me about knowing my worth.

It started with a dream I had when I was visiting Charlotte a few weeks ago. I dreamed about this guy that I met while working at Sister Circle. I wasn’t attracted to him, so I thought it was really odd that I dreamed about him. Plus I don’t often remember my dreams when I wake up, but I did this time and immediately looked for the guy on Instagram.

I saw that he was hosting an HBCU alumni day party in Charlotte that day. It was destiny for me to attend because I didn’t have any plans and wanted to explore the city.

One thing about me, I will go somewhere by myself with the quickness. Some of my best experiences have been when I ventured off solo. I always have an interesting conversation, eat good food, or just vibe out.

Back to the story.

I got dressed and went to the day party at a dope Black-owned restaurant called 1501 South Mint. They have a membership program, where members get into events for free. Since I’m not a member, I had to pay $10.

Cool. I knew it would be worth it, but ya girl was on a budget so that meant one less drink for me.

I went to the bar and ordered my first drink - house tequila and pineapple. It was $9 so I knew that was going to be my drink of choice that day because I couldn’t afford anything more premium.

I struck up a conversation with another woman who was riding solo. After I finished my drink, I went back to the bar and saw a fellow Howard Bison that I met my senior year. She became a part of my crew at the day party.

We linked up with a few other ladies that she knew in the city, and had a girl gang of 5 of us. After swag surfing and listening to the songs that remind us of an HBCU Homecoming, we went back to the bar to re-up.

I had already made up my mind that I wasn’t going to buy another drink, but I went along with it.

The bar was crowded, so my girl gang took the lead while I posted up behind them seemingly uninterested in getting the bartender’s attention.

“Are you in line?” asked the guy that came up beside me.

I looked up and saw that it was a cute guy I noticed earlier that day. He had an Atlanta Braves hat on, and a shirt that had a picture of Drake when he came to Howard’s epic homecoming in 2012. I could already tell that we had so much in common.

“Technically,” I responded.

He laughed. “Technically?”

I laughed. “I mean I am, but I’m not pressed.”

“Well do you mind if I cut in front of you? What are you drinking?”

“House tequila with pineapple.”

He paused.

“You’re worth more than that.”

I was speechless for a moment, and then said something to the degree of “wow, thank you.”

I made small talk with the guy while we were waiting in line. But I sensed that he wasn’t checking for me like that. He was super nice though and I learned that we were both from the Eastside of Atlanta (ayyyee Decatur where it’s greater!)

The bartender handed him two drinks, and he handed them both to me.

“These are for you.”

Wow! Yet again, this guy left me speechless.

I thanked him and sipped on one of my cocktails while my girl gang smirked as they were waiting for their drinks.

Shortly afterward he got his drink and turned around.

“It was nice to meet you, enjoy your drinks.”

My heart melted at this point. My boy didn’t want anything from me. He just wanted to remind me that I deserve more than house tequila.

MIND BLOWN!

Not gonna lie, I found him on IG and slid in his DM’s to thank him for reminding me of my worth and ask if he was single. Sadly, he was not :(

This guy made such an impact on me though, and I really feel like God wanted me to have this experience since I dreamed about the party host the night before.

Moral of the story….

YOU ARE WORTH MORE THAN HOUSE TEQUILA!

You deserve to live an abundant life.

You deserve QUALITY.

You deserve someone who will see your worth, even when you don’t always see it yourself.

I’m thankful for this lesson and hope that it blesses you as well!

Cheers!