12/09/2014
So your birthday’s coming up.
Soon you will turn 20, or a quarter of a century, or 29, or the big 3-0 (…GASP), or 37, or whatever age you will be.
You are trying not to think about it because there is this feeling of disappointment that comes with thought of getting
another year older.
As children we all loved our birthdays. Maybe it was the presents. Or chocolate cake with sprinkles.
Or the party where we got to invite all our friends– it made us feel special.
And now we’re adults. And life doesn’t seem so appealing. Somewhere, somehow, we lost that excitement for life.
Why?
Maybe you are disappointed with your life. It is not what you hoped it would be.
Maybe you wished that your career was further along than it is.
Maybe you hoped you were married with kids, or at least in a long-term relationship that was going somewhere.
Maybe you wished you had more interesting life experiences – done more traveling, met more interesting people or
discovered more fascinating hobbies.
Maybe you look around and your friends are “further ahead” than you in life.
Birthdays remind us that time is ticking. We are not getting any younger.
Before you know it, you’ll be dead. You’ll be buried in a cemetery and your
tombstone will say something like, “Didn’t do anything with his life” or “She was a great example of a failure.”
STOP IT.
STOP MAKING EXCUSES.
STOP FEELING SORRY FOR YOURSELF.
STOP HIDING FROM YOUR LIFE.
You are worth celebrating, whether or not you’ve done something significant, special or great with your life.
You have value and dignity and worth.
In celebrating your birthday, you are reminding yourself and reminding others that every life has value.
Every life is important. Every life is precious: yours, theirs, and the life of every human being on the planet.
- “Do not regret growing older. It is a privilege denied to many.”
-Team RainbowEventz
