It's my birthday (and I'll cry if I want to)

Ladies, have you ever gone through a period when you become depressed because your age is about to “fall off the calendar”? Do you become defensive because you are adding one more year to your age? Do you wish to crawl back under the covers and pretend that you are not one year older? Do you vow to remain 25 for the rest of your life?

The song, “It’s my party and I’ll cry if I want to” made popular by Lesley Gore in 1963, quickly comes to mind. If I’m to sing, it may seem more appropriate to sing, “It’s my birthday, and I’ll cry if I want to”.

But there’ll be no tears here today, for the more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate. And so I celebrate this amazing journey of life, I celebrate youth, I celebrate health, I celebrate family and I celebrate friendships. I celebrate the level of maturity that is apparent in me each year and I give thanks that through this blog, this growth can be an inspiration to others.

So, if you’re feeling blue on your birthday, remember birthdays are good for you. Statistics show that people who have the most, live the longest. And if this statement isn’t strong enough for you, consider this – You’re not forty; you’re eighteen with twenty-two years of experience.