Birthday
Girl
“Each
day is a little life: every waking and rising a little birth, every
fresh morning a little youth, every going to rest and sleep a little
death.”
Arthur
Schopenhauer
Yesterday
was my 68th birthday. I missed writing the blog because I
had an early appointment for—wait for it—a mammogram and a bone
density scan!! Happy Birthday to me! I walked out of the Kirklin
Clinic positively glowing; that much radiation probably put the
people around me in jeopardy. What brought a true feeling of
happiness to the day was all the birthday greetings I received on
Facebook, on the phone and through email. It was quite a surprise.
Don't pity me—my celebrating begins this evening. I'm not so
deranged as to ignore a birthday completely. At this stage of life,
they shouldn't be taken for granted.
Some
of my Facebook friends have been taking the four day gratitude
challenge. In my case, there is so much to be thankful for, I don't
think four days is enough, and I'm pretty sure no one wants to read
lists and lists of what I would write. Suffice it to say, I'm
grateful to be here on the earth, with most of my faculties intact,
to have good health and a wonderful cadre of friends and family. What
more does anyone need?
My
hope for the future is to keep from racking up so much bad karma
that I have to do this dance again. My cousin, Sandy, sent me a great
e-card of people dancing to “Boogie Shoes” by K.C. & the
Sunshine Band. I had to get up and boogie, too, so it's not that I
don't like dancing. But the earth school is hard—harder than
algebra and trigonometry rolled into one. As much as I love life, and
want to live this one every single minute to its very end, I'd prefer
to keep on moving to the next level once I leave it.
Birthdays
are times to reflect and count blessings. They are also times to
ponder one's future, and enjoy all of the present moment. If we lived
everyday as though it were a birthday, this would be a better world.
I am grateful for you.
In
the Spirit,
Jane
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