BIRTHDAY PONDERING

A few years ago I wrote a poem about birthdays. What I wrote was a person’s birthday is their own New Year’s Day.  This meaning that for that particular individual another year for them begins.  Like New Years they have a chance to begin anew with goals and good intentions. Today is my personal New Years.  I think back to the good intentions I made on January first for this year, I have tried to keep them.  I have let one or two slip on occasion but I’ve begun again. As I think about today and the beginning of turning a year older, I try to reflect on the past twelve months.  What did I do during my year; did I change in any way; did I make it a good year in my life.  These are things we need to ask ourselves on our birthday.  

I do not look for presents, cards or material items.  What I hope is that I enjoy the day doing whatever I want.  I don’t need a cake with candles; a fancy meal at some restaurant but the opportunity to do what I please.  It’s my twenty-four hours and I’m the 👸 queen for the day.  

This morning I put on my tiara, poured myself coffee and thanked God for another day.  When asked by my husband if I had any plans for the day, I said nothing earth shattering.  I just want to live in the moment without a schedule of things to do.  So far it’s going well.  Like my husband did for his birthday, I am taking it one hour at a time.  Will I regret not having a celebratory lunch? Will I regret not wanting a gift from my husband? Will I regret not having a cake? NO!  What I’d regret would be giving into the pressure that one must celebrate with hoopla on their birthday.  I’ve only had one birthday party in my life. It was when I was in the first grade. After that I never had one.  I felt for years I missed out on a celebration because of others around me having parties.  Finally at the age of ten I decided it was not worth being upset over not having a birthday party or celebration.  It was just another day.  It wasn’t until I penned the poem about birthdays bring a persons personal new year’s that I begun to think about if I missed out on celebrations.  I realize yes I did for a few years.  As a child I had been invited to birthday parties but never went.  It dawned on me why the hoopla because you’re another year older.  I am content in the fact I able to have a chance to do whatever I please (within reason) for twenty-four hours.  A few years ago I wrote another birthday verse.  It sums up my feelings on birthdays. So here I sit today wearing my tiara and just enjoying doing whatever comes next. 

🎉🎂🎉🎂🎉🎂🎉🎂🎉🎂🎉🎂🎉🎂🎉 ”WHATEVER” ©Scottie-ann Murphy Another birthday…..your own personal WHATEVER day Time to celebrate doing WHATEVER makes you happy Remain in bed as long as you please Watch WHATEVER you want on television Eat WHATEVER would satisfy your hungry Drink WHATEVER would quench your thirst WHATEVER you do……do it up right Because tomorrow it is back to the same old grind The day after your birthday is WATCH day WATCH what you eat, WATCH you drink and what you do Your birthday….WHATEVER day....celebrate for twenty-four hours