Thoughts on my Birthday

 

Unlike other special days, a birthday, at least in the states, is the celebration that you, specifically you, were born! When we celebrate your birthday, we do it because we're glad you are here, in our lives, and care about you. It's the only day that is all about YOU! Christmas and Thanksgiving are wonderful, but they are for everyone who chooses to honor these holidays. So, on my birthday, I'd like offer my gratitude for being born and offer others hints of how to make someone in your life feel cherished on their birthday. 

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I have much to be grateful for on the anniversary of my birth! 

• I have good health.
• A loving 💖 family
• Roof over my head 🏡
• My cat, 🐈who's 19, is still in pretty good health and still with me!
• My father is still with me!
• My children both have jobs.
• I have the truck of my dreams [Toyota Tundra-Midnight Black] 
• 3 square meals a day if I want them
• I live in a free country 
• Good health insurance
• Husband has a good paying job
• Watch birds from my window
• I woke up today
• I can see
• I breathe well
• I have two working arms and two working legs

So, on my birthday, here's unsolicited advice on how to make someone's birthday happy:

1. Remember it! Most people really just want to matter and be loved. They don't need gifts or parties, but having the people you care about remember you, means everything. 
2. Contact them! Call them, email them, text them, visit them, send them a card wishing them a happy birthday! The only way a person knows you remembered, is if you contact them in some way. 
3. Plan ahead - no matter what it is you do- get the card to them on time or early, pick out that special gift, if you want to buy one, make that special meal you know they love. Planning means you not only remembered them, but they weren't an afterthought. Of course, we all forget sometimes.

If you want to go the extra mile, and make their birthday special, here's my two cents:

1. All the steps above, plus
2. Consider doing their chores
3. Cook them a favorite meal and then clean up
4. Make their favorite dessert
5. Throw a small (or big - if you know a lot of people and they like to have a lot of people around) party
6. Spend the day with them doing something you know they love to do
7. Take them out to their favorite restaurant
8. Make an, I Love You Because gift. (find or make a small container, like a heart-shaped box, and write on small pieces of paper that will fit in the box why you love this person)
9. Make them something...a knitted hat, draw a picture, paint a picture, play music you know they love, write a poem for them, make them a card.
10. But most of all - Remember them.

Happy Birthday to, me! 😜💋