Cheers to 2019!🎂🥳

To everyone who is having a birthday in 2019 (yeah, I know … )

And especially to all January birthday folk out there:

What is it about having a birthday in January that seems so special? New year, new opportunities, new hopes, new plans, and another year chalked up to successful living. Hurrah for us! And cheers to everyone who knows someone born in January. 

Quite a few years ago, when I was working as an academic advisor at a major university in Texas, I was sending out some positive energy about my up-coming birthday. My boss, who was probably a bit younger than I, commented rather sarcastically that she had never known an adult as excited about a birthday as I seemed to be. Something in the tone of voice suggested that was a criticism . . . but I took it as a compliment. Why shouldn’t we experience joy over something special, even if others think that “something” is routine? Doesn’t it make our lives fuller? Richer?

Regardless of when your birthday is (not everyone can have a birthday in January), may your special day in this new year of 2019 bring you joy. As I mentioned in my first blog, may you have the joy of something to look forward to. May all good things come your way this year.