Tomorrow Is My Birthday
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“Abundance is not something we acquire. It is something we tune into.”
Wayne Dyer
Tomorrow is my birthday. At 3:38am I will turn thirty-three. ‘Tis true.
And I have mixed feelings about this fact. Thirty-three happens to be my favorite number. Because it was Larry Bird’s number. Every night of my childhood, Sister C and I said I love you three times and then we said, in unison, times eleven. So. As far as I am concerned, this is a good number. A great one. An auspicious one. I have a hunch this is going to be a good year. I’m feeling optimistic.
But. As per my little girls, it’s a big number. Now I know that I am still relatively young and I feel quite young, but I’m no longer nineteen. I’m an adult. A mom to three. A wife. To make a long story short, I’m no longer a kid.
This might seem obvious to you, and certainly not newsworthy, but this is big for me. I still feel like a little girl sometimes even though I have three little girls of my own. There is a part of me, a big part, that does not want to grow up. But I have no choice, do I?
And so. Here I am. On the eve of my Larry Day as I will call it. Pondering age and adulthood and abundance. Abundance? Yup, abundance.
Because on birthdays, we are often asked what we want. And, yes, I want many things. Many things. But the most important things I already have. These things are my world. I stumbled upon a brilliant quote recently, the one above. And I will share it again:
Abundance is not something we acquire. It is something we tune into. (Wayne Dyer)
Tomorrow? It might be a tricky day, but it will also be terrific. It will be a big day of little girls. It will be a day of tuning in.
{Thanks, Tree, for the girls’ sweet-as-can-be matching ice cream PJs!}
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How do you feel about birthdays? About getting older? Do you agree that abundance is something we must tune into? Are you good at tuning in?
Happy Birthday (a day early)! I hope and trust that thirty-three will not only meet but exceed all your expectations and hopes for it.
And on a side note – your girls in their matching jammies, even without seeing their faces, are So Cute.
Happy birthday! Hope your year is full of good things!
I love that quote that you shared, but I love this one even more: “And, yes, I want many things. Many things. But the most important things I already have.” What a powerful realization. What a gift.
Happy almost birthday, my friend.
33 will be an amazing year for you. Laughed out loud at “Larry Day.”
And yes, LOVE the girls in their matching jampers!
xox
My dad has always said that he didn’t really feel like an adult until his kids were an age that he could readily remember being in his own life (I think for him this was kingergarten or first grade), and somehow that makes sense to me. So if you don’t want to count yourself as fully adult just yet, I say more power to you.
My own birthday was just a couple of weeks ago and I was not tuned into it at all. It was a day filled with kids, house guests, and at least one toddler meltdown. There will come a time when my birthday is about me again, but life with little kids just isn’t it.
Happy birthday! I’m only a couple years behind you, and I surprised myself at finding the big 3-0 to not be that big a deal at all. I guess it’s because, like you said, I don’t *feel* old. Like the saying- “growing old is mandatory, growing up is optional”. I agree, I think as long as we can enjoy silly things we stay young somehow. I’m sure your girls help you with that!
I also think you’re dead on about having to tune into abundance. Some of the most satisfied folks I’ve ever met would have seemed to many as having very little. But they appreciated the things that they had, and were content. That mindset IS abundance, IMO. I don’t tune in as often as I should, but when I step back, I do find myself saying “I love my life”. I really need to do it more often.
May 33 be a great one for you, Aidan!
Happy (almost) birthday! 33 will be a great year
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I hope 33 is wonderful and kind to you!!!!
I love the quote
I love my birthdays! Age does not freak me out at all. I actually feel sorry for people who get depressed about it, why be so self absorbed. Life is wonderful and worth living. And your girls? They are too precious for words, you are so very lucky. Happy Birthday!!!
Happy Bday A! 33 was a great year for me, I spent much of it pregnant with my sweet little boy. Although your 33 will likely be much different than mine, Still, I know it will be wonderful. Enjoy your day, and your sweet girls. We need to catch up one of these days.
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I look forward to birthdays and appreciate them every year. I believe it’s true what they say age is just a number and no, I am not just saying this!
Yes the quote hits the bail right on the head.
Happy birthday for tomorrow, enjoy!
Happy Birthday!
Enjoy your special day. Knowing you have a deeply blessed life is, in itself, a great gift. The pic of your girls in their ice cream jammies is priceless. (((birthday hugs)))
Happy Belated Birthday! Hope you day was filled with unexpected surprises.