There is something about a birthday.
It is not only a day to celebrate; celebrate another year of life, celebrate all that has been accomplished in the past year, accomplished over the lifetime up to that point,
For some, it is enough to give thanks for surviving another year, giving thanks to GOD for seeing you through another trip around the sun.
Last week I celebrated a big birthday, I turned 50.
Now comes all of the over the hill jokes, even though I get a lot of shocked looks, no one believes that I can be the age I claim. ( I have two living witnesses that can attest to the claim, my parents) I also now wear glasses due to age-related vision decline and my knees and back let me know on a regular basis that my body is 50 years old, even if I don’t look my age.
I am the kind of person who is thankful for new beginnings: Sunday, the beginning of a week; the first of the month; the start of a new quarter, etc. It is something about a new beginning that engenders hope. The plans, the new goals, the taking stock of where previous goals achieved or did not achieve.
I like to think of myself as optimistic, I even have that song Optimistic by Sounds of Blackness on an iTunes playlist. It is to remind myself not to give in to the darkness that reality can be. I acknowledge that we all are going through really tough times in one way or another.
I am determined to overcome all the obstacles, within and without. I have been honest with my shortcomings; the ease with which I get distracted, allowing myself to procrastinate. This proves that there is always room for improvement.
Being a working wife and mother is a juggling act that many of us go through. It is giving myself grace when I don’t live up to my own standards, allowing for a new start each time, celebrating when I actually reach a goal I have set, these are the real wins.
Embarking on a new decade and having this milestone birthday, set a new fire within me. I want to work on my consistency; keep that weight loss and exercise goal I set, keep up my writing goals for this blog and my memoir, truly work on the goal for greater financial freedom with having multiple streams of income to ensure the lifestyle I want to have.
Keep Posted Everyone! Thanks again for joining me on this journey.
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