Celebrate but Stop Counting!

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Birthdays! People seemed to be celebrating birthdays everyday this month as much as I notice or maybe because it’s also my birthday month. Okay, that may be like an announcement but this post is not intended for that. But well, I would not mind greetings of any sort. Now, I seem to lose the direction of my  thoughts! It just so happened that I have a lot of friends  and acquaintances that’s born in this month. That’s why October has always been a happy month for me.

A new colleague of mine will be celebrating her 27^th birthday by the weekend and I greeted her in advance. We had a little chat while in the queu for the copier. She told me that she’s not really excited about celebrating her birthday because it only mean that she’s getting a year older. Well, that seems to be the dreadful part of having birthdays but on a deeper thought, it should mean that we are a year more experienced, a year more matured and a year more fulfilled.

I told my colleague, “Celebrate but stop counting!”

There are countless reasons to celebrate our birthday each year. Come to think of it. It’s a year of hardwork in our career, a year of success, a year of happiness, a year of fulfillment, a year of new experiences, a year of challenges, a year of exciting moments, a year of surprises, a year of additional knowledge & wisdom and a year of fun. On the other hand, if we had a year of heartaches, a year of failure, a year of sad times, a year of loss or a year with a negative aura – then the year ahead would be an opportunity to welcome the positive energy we never had in the previous year. It would mean another year of welcoming opportunities and creating the road towards where we want to be and accomplish what we want to become.

The figures? They’re just numbers. We can forget them and just live seizing every moment of each passing day.

And what’s a birthday without a cake? Of course we have to blow a candle. That’s where birthday wishes are said. So, have a cake with a candle but make sure that it’s only a single candle there. Let the other stuff like the icings, the sugar flowers and the toppings cover your cake but not with a number of candles that tells your age. And a no-no to a number candle!

There is one quote that says, “The more you celebrate life, the more is there in life to celebrate.” This explains why we should not stop celebrating.

I celebrate my day every year but I already stopped counting at 28. Wink-wink!

Happy Birthday everyone!!!