Birthday Wishes

Today is my 41st birthday.

I am too old to declare last year (or the coming year) to be the "best year ever!!!"  I know that every year will have joy and sadness, comfort and challenge.  My birthday wish is that I experience each year (day, hour, minute) without having to constantly judge it.

One of my few beliefs is that it is more important to develop who I want to be rather than worrying about a bucket list of stuff that I want to "do".  However, I am old enough now to recognize that "who I want to be" - that person - sometimes does the difficult and scary things.  My birthday wish is have the courage to do when I see that "doing" needs to be "done".

I am zen enough to know that every thing I need is inside me, but I have been around long enough to be awed at loving friends and family in my Life.  I am overwhelmed with tears of joy and gratitude when surrounded by the people who want to celebrate my birthday.  My birthday wish is to be the kind of person that deserves having these people I love so much in my Life.

This year I have had much joy, I have had grief, I have had fear.  My birthday wish is to transform those feelings into a heart more open and humble.

Every, every moment is a gift.  I am so thankful for everyone I love.  My birthday wish is to keep enjoying the ones in front of me, while honoring those who are not.