More Than A Happy Birthday

I must say that I am truly grateful and thankful that God blessed me to reach a ‘landmark’ birthday. I am in decent health (stairs just don’t like me), my mind works fairly well, my children are healthy and I have friends and family that truly love little ole me!  I had more than a happy birthday, I had a BLESSED birthday.

As I look back over the last decade of my life, I’m grateful for every test, trial, my ups and downs. It’s those details that is helping shape my destiny. I’m grateful for every positive thought and negative word. I’m thankful for every smile and every frown. I’m thankful for every encouraging word, every word of appreciation, every word of hurt, every word of doubt and every positive word. Those things helped me to become stronger and wiser. I’m thankful for every right choice and every wrong choice, those things helped me to make better choices.

As I journey into the next decade of my life, I will continue to strive to be uplifting, encouraging, helpful, friendly, motivating and above all loving. I want to be more receptive to priceless wisdom and true spiritual guidance. I don’t need my name in bright lights like Las Vegas or my face on a billboard. If I have reached one person through my words, then my heart is happy.  I look forward to become stronger in mind, soul, body and spirit. I strive to look beyond the faults and see needs. I want to be more open to that small still voice that speaks life, joy and peace into another’s soul. I want to be more forgiving and release everything that I thought I let go of and the things that I know I am still holding. I want to start the next decade with a clean slate, and blank sheet of paper. I will never disregard my past experiences in life, for those are my testimonies that all things are possible. I want to speak truth so that it will bring enlightenment and a chance to make better choices, and not be ashamed or afraid to speak the truth. I may lose and friend or gain an enemy, but I have planted the seed.

I have goals yet to be reached and a destination yet to be manifested. I’m still learning and growing and not above being taught truth and wisdom. I will make some mistakes along the way, but I am determined not to make the same mistakes already made because that will mean I didn’t learn from previous mistakes. I find no joy in repeating a test. I’m determined to keep smiling through the good times and the bad times. I’ve learned to look for my rainbow in the midst of the rainstorm.

In conclusion, I can honestly say I had a BLESSED birthday. I’m forever thankful and will always tell God thank you for all He has done, and is still doing.

Forward Thinking-Forward Moving