I have a birthday coming up. I love birthdays! So often people lament about having a birthday..."I'm getting older..." What?! I say, what a blessing! The gift of being able to get older has been brought home to me very recently...2 young people that I was acquainted with had their lives cut short. When faced with this tragedy, you can either spend all of your time feeling sad or you can be grateful that you are getting more time here.
So, I will turn 44. I like it. I like double digits. And these two numbers added together are the infinite number 8. This is very uplifting for me! Eight is the number of inspiration, vision, perseverance, enormous success & leadership. How could that be bad? I have a great vision of carrying joy to the world...seems as though my year of 8 will be a good year to do it!
Another reason that I like birthdays so much is that they are like your very own holiday. Holidays are about celebrating, spending time with friends & family. When it's your birthday, everyone is celebrating YOU! How awesome is that?! Generally speaking, unless you're a twin, there is no other day in the year that people celebrate just you. The day you were born is just yours...in your circle, there are plenty of people that were also born on the same day. I have a friend that has the same birthday as I do. However, we never had to share our celebration. And I thought it gave us a special bond, because we shared the same date.
Not one day goes by that I am not grateful to wake up and face it. Not every day is a day of happiness, but everyday is a day of joy. When you accept the things in your life as just the things in your life, without letting them take your joy from having a life...that's when you really begin to understand the "Joy of Being You".
You are the only you this world has ever had. Even if there is someone that looks like you, there is still only one you. What a cause for celebration! I say, everyday is a great day to have joy in your existence...however, a birthday is the day everyone else stops celebrating themselves to celebrate you!
What puts a smile on your face? This year I'm camping...for people that have known me for many years, camping seems a little out of character. However, it is really about taking time to enjoy yourself, your friends & family, the gifts of the Universe...when you look at it that way, it is completely in character. My favorites words (other than joy) are hospitality & fellowship = camping...
This year, celebrate you. Enjoy having a birthday. If your birthday has passed...find another day to celebrate...make a day of it...do all of your favorite things, eat all of your favorite foods, spend time celebrating you! Each day is a gift, spend time unwrapping it...
Joyfully yours,
Robyn
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