Happy birthday to me!! I love to write on my birthday because I believe it means I will be writing all year. Starting out each new year on the right foot is important.
Today I went to the mailbox and low and behold, not a single piece of mail had been addressed to me. Not one birthday card in the pile! Not any junk mail or even a bill had been delivered just for me. I remember the days I couldn't wait for the mail to come on my birthday, anxious to find the funny and colorful cards that hid inside. But am I disappointed?
No!!!
Today I received more birthday wishes than could ever fit inside a black metal mailbox. A text arrived on my cellphone at 6:28 am from my childhood friend, Georgia. Since we've grown up and moved apart, she's never been much for sending a real card. Her text was a wonderful treat. After breakfast I checked my email. My sister, Martha sent one wishing me a happy day and asking me to believe that her card was in the mail. I can always count on a silly, one of a kind, original card from Martha. The card, when it arrives later in the week, will help stretch out my celebration. I like being pampered for more than just one day.
Next I opened my Facebook page. Let the party begin! Friends I moved away from, people I once worked with, family who live close and those far away, nieces, nephews, young and old, all took the time to send me a message. Fellow writers posted pictures. Distance co workers, whose voices I've heard yet faces I have never seen, took time out of their day to honor me.
My other sister, Susan, who had become my FB friend only last week, decided to use my birthday to jump head first into the world of social media. She was pretty good at sending birthday cards via snail mail but usually they'd come the end of July instead of the end of August for some reason. With the help of Facebook, now she has the day exactly right. Woo! Hoo! I'm glad I was at the right place at the right time for her initiation into this new realm. It'll be fun reading her posts from now on.
Thank you to all my friends and family for all your heartfelt birthday wishes. I feel so incredibly special. My soul is grateful. My heart feels all warm and fuzzy. I often think I'd like things to remain old school, slow and steady but I know that's not the way life is anymore. I love technology but sometimes I don't understand all the ins and outs of the virtual world. It moves too fast.
But on my birthday, it's fabulous, fantastic, awesome and amazing!!!!!!
Today I went to the mailbox and low and behold, not a single piece of mail had been addressed to me. Not one birthday card in the pile! Not any junk mail or even a bill had been delivered just for me. I remember the days I couldn't wait for the mail to come on my birthday, anxious to find the funny and colorful cards that hid inside. But am I disappointed?
No!!!
Today I received more birthday wishes than could ever fit inside a black metal mailbox. A text arrived on my cellphone at 6:28 am from my childhood friend, Georgia. Since we've grown up and moved apart, she's never been much for sending a real card. Her text was a wonderful treat. After breakfast I checked my email. My sister, Martha sent one wishing me a happy day and asking me to believe that her card was in the mail. I can always count on a silly, one of a kind, original card from Martha. The card, when it arrives later in the week, will help stretch out my celebration. I like being pampered for more than just one day.
Next I opened my Facebook page. Let the party begin! Friends I moved away from, people I once worked with, family who live close and those far away, nieces, nephews, young and old, all took the time to send me a message. Fellow writers posted pictures. Distance co workers, whose voices I've heard yet faces I have never seen, took time out of their day to honor me.
My other sister, Susan, who had become my FB friend only last week, decided to use my birthday to jump head first into the world of social media. She was pretty good at sending birthday cards via snail mail but usually they'd come the end of July instead of the end of August for some reason. With the help of Facebook, now she has the day exactly right. Woo! Hoo! I'm glad I was at the right place at the right time for her initiation into this new realm. It'll be fun reading her posts from now on.
Thank you to all my friends and family for all your heartfelt birthday wishes. I feel so incredibly special. My soul is grateful. My heart feels all warm and fuzzy. I often think I'd like things to remain old school, slow and steady but I know that's not the way life is anymore. I love technology but sometimes I don't understand all the ins and outs of the virtual world. It moves too fast.
But on my birthday, it's fabulous, fantastic, awesome and amazing!!!!!!
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