Feeling Happy at 37 and Full of Energy

In truth, to some people like myself, birthdays are the most special day of your life and we should all celebrate to our heart’s content. Of course, there are always a few people that feel birthdays are a bit “meh”, but it is the one day of the year where we should enjoy, eat, drink and give thanks for living. My special day was two days ago, “happy birthday to me, lol” and I celebrated my 37 years of living on this complicated planet we call Earth.

37 years of eating, crying, drinking, moaning, studying, getting dressed and undressed, I can go on. Despite the trauma, tragedy, violence and frustration, we have all been through, one thing I can give thanks to is the support of my family around me.

In the last 37 years of my life, they have experienced my growth of a young girl running around half-naked in my red boots around the house to a fun-loving woman who wants the opportunity to do everything and anything in this world, literally fly and keep on flying like an eagle, well this is what my gran tells me but I still keep the mentality close to my heart that family comes first.

With that note, on my birthday night, everyone went to bed early, my sister went home early, I sat on my couch and I took a deep breath slowly inhaling and exhaling and my initial thought was its been such an emotional and fun rollercoaster. An experience that if I had the opportunity to turn back time, I would be more than happy to replay all those memories again and not change a thing. All those experiences made me the person; I am today.

I couldn’t have asked for a better birthday, yes I miss going out to restaurants where I don’t need to leave my details but more importantly going on holiday is something my sister and I do every year for our birthday and unfortunately, this year that was not the case but at least we were together celebrating our special days.

Another year older, feeling happy and full of energy, the action I would like to take going forward is putting in the time, energy and improving on my self-doubts and not let it take over my subconscious, call it a little present to myself. This is working progress in this crazy world of chaos, but still, I intend to stay happy, healthy and full of beans.