I have come to realize
that as I get older, birthdays are not something I necessarily look forward to.
Surprise birthday parties are worse! I always imagine that I would have to play
an integral part in the cleaning up afterwards, so that would be more like a
nightmare. Presents? Most definitely yes
and the best present I ensure I always get is a one day vacation from the kitchen –
what bliss!
Seriously, I don’t need to
be reminded that I am far from being a spring chicken anymore or that my energy
level is not like it used to be. I can see it for myself, I am not blind!
Although I have also
noticed slight changes in my looks, I proudly refer to them as signs of wisdom.
Isn’t there a saying about one year older, one year wiser? No such saying? Oh
well, then I just created it, that is my explanation and I am sticking to it.
It has been rightly said,
that age is just a number and I am truly grateful for life, for the
opportunities it gives me to learn, to grow, to be the person I want to be.
I believe in having fun and laughter, because
a day without laughter is truly a day wasted. While it is constant work in
progress, I am slowly learning to go with the flow and ensure that each day counts.
Needless to say, years
down the road, there wont be enough space to fit all the candles on the cake.
Then again, it might just have to be a bigger cake, where you see more candles and less cake that has the taste of candle wax, because of the time it would take to
blow out all the candles.
For now, I can handle
another candle on the cake and continue to enjoy life as it was meant to be.
Tomorrow may or may not
come, but I sure made the best of today.
