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Growing older, but never up! Age is just a number and maturity is just a state of mind. As each year passes, I still feel basically the same as I did in this picture from my birthday in 6th grade. I really don’t think my brain has changed all that much. Granted, this often causes behavior leading to much frustration and embarrassment of my wife and kids. Sorry.
Thank you for all the great birthday wishes yesterday. It’s definitely one of the best things about Facebook. That said, if “sleep is the rehearsal for death” as Socrates is to have postulated, then waking up each day can be thought to be your “re-birth.” Following that stretchy line of thinking, than every day is my birthday, or perhaps my “re-birthday.”
I can eat cake and blow out candles and feel good because people care about me every day. That’s right! From now on, every damn day is my birthday!!
My neighbor’s daughter is turning 8 today and there’s a party going on at her home right now. There’s a bounce house and she’s running around and screaming. Dogs are barking. There’s the sound of laughter and joy.
Laughter and joy. Two of the best things ever. Well, since today is my birthday again, I’ll resolve to fill it with all good feelings. If the Jets win, there will be slightly more joy. If I’m with friends, there’ll be slightly more laughter.
Love, laughter, joy, pain, worry, anticipation, satisfaction, uncertainty, hope – all the myriad of threads that are knitted together with the dueling needles of stress and peace to bind them in the mosaic pattern that is each one of us. Enjoy the day! It’s your re-birthday too!
Make It a Good Story 