Birthdays!! I've always loved them... I have loved celebrating other people, making a cake, celebrating another year of life of a loved one. I always loved my own birthday. But then, I'm not sure what happened. The number of years being celebrated seemed to be getting so large. At one point, I didn't feel like there was much worth celebrating.....I didn't feel I was where I should be in life, life wasn't exactly going as planned.
Today I turned 56 (gulp). I woke up and got out of the house earlier than usual, as I had to drive Alex to school this morning to prepare for a morning performance of his school musical. It was a beautiful morning!! The sun was shining, the air smelled like spring and I was truly thankful to have a day like that for my birthday. I declared that this year was going to be every bit as beautiful as this day. I have received birthday messages from friends and family through social media, cards, texts... and some people have spent a piece of my day with me. I have thought about all the people wishing me well or trying to add joy to the day...and I realize it is not such a small thing. The truth is I seem to be getting older, and I don't even recognize myself in the mirror anymore,and everything hurts....but that doesn't matter as much as all the amazing blessings I have in my life.
So, I start off this next year with my face toward the sun. I know that there will be stumbling blocks. I know that not every day will be a dream. But I am going to venture forth and believe that life is going to get better and better.....for me and my family. I am so rich with the blessings that are truly important!!
So, this weekend, I will celebrate another year of ups and downs and good and bad, and struggles and successes....with my family who hangs in there through it all. I will vow to make this year the best it can be and to keep on trying to be the best me I can be.
“And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.”
~ Abraham Lincoln
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