Skip to main content

An Year Older But Is There anything to Celebrate?

Thank you Lord for all you have been to me.
Having a birthday is nostalgic! Happy one minute, angry the other and scared. I experienced all that on my birthday, don't know whether any one else does. So now that am an year older, do I have anything to celebrate?

I wish our dates of birth were irrelevant. Like I didn't know what year I was born. At least I wouldn't be fretting on what I have achieved or not achieved so far, I wouldn't be pondering on how many kids to have and so many other things. In fact, the future would not seem so scary!

I would be busy enjoying and not worrying. I wouldn't know am growing old till the first streaks of grey hair start showing. And even then, it wouldn't matter because "hell it's just one hair and Petronilla my friend has half her head white!"

I m scared of old age! Don't know anyone who isn't? That day when your kids start taking complete care of you because, you have no idea what is happening around you, when they have to sit you outside on a stool on sunrise and take you back at sunset, when you have to constantly be reminded the names of your kids and you can't tell one grand kid from the other. Hell, you have no idea which of your sons they belong to! Its a sad chapter that's coming and I would love to go about life without the constant reminder that that day is near.

Since there is no escaping it and am an year older, there are still things am celebrating in my life. I have not gotten where I want to be but am strong and still keeping the Faith. I can still afford to smile.
Be happy with what you have while working for what you want

I am grateful to my loving husband, my adorable daughter, my family, my in laws, great friends I have made along the way (even those I have lost: you contributed to who I am today somehow) and the fact that I have all my basic needs and more met.

Most important of all, I celebrate God, my father. For giving me life and good health. For making sure when I wake up every morning, I can feel and stretch my toe and finger nails. That I get to see and enjoy the sunshine. Ooh! and for everyday I get rained on because I forgot my umbrella (I can confirm that the myth about one getting taller when this happens is a lie; I've got the statistics if you need confirmation!)

The list is endless and would fill pages and pages on end.

Do you have something to celebrate in your life? Are you thankful for anything? Share and lets be thankful
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The Helping Dilemma

image originally from http://www.buzzle.com I always stumble upon this mentally ill guy as I get out of our estate. I am going to call him Jack. As I rush back home from work, I am sure to meet him somewhere having conversations with himself. Sometimes I wonder, as I turn off the lights and get into my warm bed, where does jack sleep and is it consistent? As I wash my clothes during the weekend, does Jack have clothes to change into? As I get into that shower after a long day at work, does Jack even have water to drink? As I enjoy that expensive meal at a Porsche hotel, does Jack have anything to eat? When I go out to meet my friends on a Friday night, does Jack have family let alone friends?  My conscience is always fighting. On one part it wants me to buy Jack some food or a cup of tea, to bring him some clothes and shoes to wear, to get him into lodging and let him get a shower, the list is endless. The other one wonders whether Jack will accept the kindness ...
3 comments
Read more

To Believe or Not? Friend or Frenemy?

Should you trust your friend when they tell you your girlfriend or boyfriend is a fake? Should you consider it jealousy or do you go ahead and believe them? How do you handle the situation? James always kept an eye on his wife’s phone ever since his friend Timothy, told him he had spotted her in a compromising situation. He couldn’t divulge the details in case he was wrong but James was hell bent on finding the truth. He found nothing for the first two weeks and decided it was a bluff. He decided to surprise her and apologize for being such a dick the past two weeks. He got some beautiful flowers, got out of work some minutes before lunch and got to her workplace. He sat at a cafe just opposite their offices and called her up. Susan, his wife claimed to be so busy she couldn’t head out for lunch. A disappointed James got into his car and was about to head out of the parking lot when he spotted Susan get into a car right outside the office.  Out of curiosity, he f...
3 comments
Read more

Appreciating Life

The real tragedy in life is not loosing your job, your fiancee or money. No,the real tragedy is not appreciating life itself. Being grateful that you are alive and kicking. That both your arms and legs are working and though you have no ability to throw the Javelin like Julius Yego, you still have the use of your hands. Though you can not run as fast as Kipchoge, you can walk to work if Kenya turned to Uganda. That you can appreciate both the rising and going down of the sun. That you not only can tell what color is green you can see it. The ability to enjoy full health except for the frequent cold bouts that come and go. The ability to have a place to sleep. The ability to swing or drag yourself out of bed every morning without any pain. And even though you have no closet full of new clothes and shoes at least you do not walk in tatters. Though you have no figure 8 like size 8, you have no deformities on any part of your body. We forget to thank God for all this blessings He has g...
2 comments
Read more