Monday I am celebrating another birthday. I feel that birthdays are a great time to check in with yourself. A time to reflect about lessons learned and things accomplished over your past year. I am so proud of the changes I have made in my life recently. I am especially happy to report my memoir Dance of the Dragonfly is finally available! It was a wonderful experience working with my publisher Heather Felty at Inner Peace Press. She is incredibly talented and knowledgeable in all things book related. I couldn’t have done it without her. If you or anyone you may know are thinking of writing a book I would highly recommend giving Heather a call!
Writing Dance of the Dragonfly has been very healing for me. I have gone from a child who was never heard to someone who finally had their say. It has been very freeing for me in some unexpected way. Finally free of the past I am now ready to step into the person I was designed to be and it feels great! I encourage others to work on themselves and regain control over their lives. I can’t express how fortunate I am to be healthy and happy once again! It was worth the struggles.
My message for anyone struggling is to never give up! There were many days I wanted to quit working on myself. It would've been so much easier to just go back to the way things were. Rather than enforcing boundaries I could have returned to my old ways, but my old ways were killing me. Drowning my feelings in booze solved nothing. It kept me stuck and unproductive. I love my life today! I wake with excitement for another day! I serve others with gratitude; I am happy to help! Building my relationship with God is the reason. I lived far too long without Him in my life. He healed my heart and taught me forgiveness which set me free!
This birthday I am celebrating life! The good, the bad, and everything in between! Life is what we make it! This year for my birthday I am challenging myself to continue to step outside my comfort zone and learn new things. God gave us this beautiful world to live in and I want to experience it all! I want to try new foods, to travel when possible and meet new people! I have made some truly wonderful friends in recent years and hope to learn more about them as time goes by. My heart is overflowing with an abundance of love. I want the same for others. It is possible when you have a relationship with your higher power.
Do you have faith? How do you celebrate your birthday? What gets you excited about life? Drop me a note in the comments.
Namaste
Birthday Reflection
