Birthday Delights - Cake, Cards and Contemplations
It's my birthday month! This season for me, is typically filled with delight and a yearning for ways to celebrate life. I never outgrew the euphoria associated with my birthday, and honestly hope I never do. Weeks before, I harp on to myself and anyone who cares to listen about how special everything is during birthday month. And yes, I get many, many eye rolls 😊 Climbing the mid-forties is an exhilarating phase for me. Different parts of who I am are coming together. It is a messy but very rewarding metamorphosis. In this evolved me, I feel very grown up but more light and playful at the same time. I appreciate who I am more and have a better understanding of what I have been through. Sounds simple but there is so much to read between the lines of that statement. The notion of self-acceptance and self-love can feel so misplaced in a world that places undue importance on and measuring our self-worth through the gaze of others. Soon o...