birthdays ~ ~ it’s the thought that counts!!!

Today is my birthday!  I am blessed… If you look in my archives under April 2009 you can read up on how I feel about birthdays… the long of the short of it, is I LOVE THEM!  Yes, you read that right.  I am 42 and I love birthdays still!  I also don’t really mind numbers, so saying my age doesn’t bother me…Anyhow ~~~ 🙂  I was thinking about that old saying “it’s the thought that counts” and knew I had my next topic for a blog.

This was my day:the  first moment of my birthday was being woken by my amazing  husband with a sweet birthday wish and kiss…then falling back asleep.  Alarm sets and I am up for the morning rush hour of lunches, breakfasts,

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walks and more, but TODAY before anything I just smile.  I feel good.  I feel great actually.  I feel blessed.

I don’t really think about that too much, but then I pop on line really quick and my joy overflows.  I had so many kind wishes of birthday greetings stuffing my facebook page.  So many people taking a moment of their time to lift up my name and wish me joy and happiness and love.  I had a huge smile on my face as I headed out to get the kids up.  Greeted with more happy birthday wishes and hugs and kisses.  I feel good, I feel great, I feel blessed.

Get kids off to school and head over to my besties house.  More greetings of  joy.  Get pedi, lunch and shopping.  Head home before my massage and pop on line.  Facebook is overflowing with kind thoughts and wishes.  I feel good, I feel great, I feel blessed.

All day long I felt a gentle spirit of love and joy.  All day people were lifting up MY name.  me!  I am blessed.  Yes, it is truly the thought that counts.

I know some wonder what this whole facebook thing is about, but just think…before facebook, did my old highschool friends think on April 13 “Gee today is Carmalyn’s birthday, wonder if she is having a nice day…???”  I don’t think so, but with a tool like fb we now have the opportunity to brighten others day with just a simple thought of kindness.  I am thinking about you.  We send out into the universe this ever so slight vibration of joy attached to someone else.  A tiny little shift happens in their lives… now magnify that times 100. . . 100 people lifting up YOUR name to the universe.  100 tiny vibrations that will find their way to YOU.  A tiny little breeze of joy blows through your spirit.  you are loved.  You indeed are thought of and celebrated.  This is what I felt today.  My name being lifted up and slight little breezes of joy blowing in from all over.  People lifting up my name with thoughts of happy vibrations attached.

Yes, it is the thought that counts, and I am so grateful to be thought of today, on my birthday!  To know that so many took a moment out of their busy lives to “think” happy for me.  I felt it all day.  Now tell me, how can you not LOVE birthdays???