It’s a New Day (isn’t it always?) May 4, 2008
In case any of you noticed that I was MIA for the past week, I apologize. Last week began with the tragic death of a young friend. I tried writing, but everything felt so irrelevant and superficial. Gratefully, the week ended in a much different way, with a celebration of marriage. I was honored to preside over the ceremony of two young family friends. It was a week full of emotions and reminders about the fragileness of life and how love brings people together in the worst and the best of times.
As this week begins so does my new chance at life, so to speak. For today is my birthday. I found my old journals and realized that on each of the past 6 birthdays I have written a “birthday letter” to myself. The letter is generally the same…..a pep talk to myself, suggesting forgiveness for whatever I viewed as my faults in the year prior, and encouragement to Carpe Diem (yet again). Re-reading the letters, I was touched by my (temporary) compassion for myself, and saddened to see the same words written year after year, the need to hear them remaining the same.
There will be no birthday letter to me from me this year. If the events of last week alone do not convince met that the time is now…..shame on me.
Time to blow out my candles……….
Happy Birthday to you.
My sympathies for your loss. (((hugs)))
Congratulations to the newly married couple.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Maybe this year really can be different. Maybe this year you can give yourself the gift of honesty. If you can learn to see yourself as you TRULY are…trust me you’ll be as thrilled as all of your very smart and capable friends are about your future. This year, The Year of Splenda will be sweet indeed.
Stay Fly and Fly High!
KLH