Thursday, November 3, 2011

A Birthday Filled With Gratitude


Yesterday was my birthday ........

Isn't it funny how people always seem to ask if you feel any different on that day than you did the day before ... but surprisingly enough I did feel different this year..... I felt more gratitude than I had ever felt on any other birthday...could be age but I like to think of it as simply being totally present and open to whatever the day would bring...

The sun shone that morning which was a gift in itself.

My friend Dyanne came over in the a.m. with a cranberry birthday muffin complete with candle which she lit.   I made coffee and we sat outside with the sun shining on our faces.  Enjoying the day and enjoying our time together....both being present.

John and I took a walk late in the day .....






I heard from friends and family whose love and support I cherish everyday ....

I received a call from my friend Bianca whom I've known since grade four.  She and I just recently connected up via Facebook.  She said she wanted to call me in person to wish me a happy day .... (gulp) big lump in my throat over that.  We shared precious memories together of being young girls, teenagers and then finally adults but unfortunately we lost touch as human beings sometimes tend to do.  The important thing is we have reconnected and have new memories to make...

Say what you want about Facebook but I have met so many incredible people who share the same passion and joy about art that I do.  Some I've met some I haven't. So many of them wrote on my wall yesterday (if you don't know Facebook it  means they left me a message saying Happy Birthday) and I don't think I could ever tell them how much that meant to me.  Simple things such as that make me feel overwhelmed and thankful.  There really is so much kindness and generosity in the world but unfortunately is seems to somehow get overshadowed by all the bad news we constantly hear.

John made me an incredible dinner......he's special like that!


















So on my birthday I can truly say "I felt the love" which may sound corny to some but it was the prevailing feeling of the day and I will always carry that with me.....but for now I'm going to go and try and "pass it on"........

"Be intent upon the perfection of the present day" -  William Law

3 comments:

andrea said...

You deserve it.

Melody said...

Thanks Andrea .....

Veronica Funk said...

Happy Birthday Melody! I'm so glad you had such a lovely day.