It's my 28th birthday today. And its different from all the birthdays I have in the past for the simple reason that I've been learning to leave behind myself --- the me...me..me...WHAT ABOUT ME??? attitude
Let me just quote Joyce Meyer when she said "The less you think about yourself, the happier you will be..." And boy is that true!
I am slowly stepping out of my stage... accepting that life will not always have its spotlight on me, that I shouldn't make other people responsible for my happiness. Before - I get really irritated when I don't get things my way. (As in!)
Yes, I will still complain, grumble, but will do it less and less and "shake it off" pretty soon!
And there is one truth, the world may not throw me a party but I can throw myself a party...
Oh... thank God I am growing old... ergo... more mature!
Yes -- I am counting my days, for I never know how many I may have... which is exactly the reason why I should live each day -- valuing the time, the resource, the people around me....
I love 28.. And on my first hour as a 28 year-old, just before I went to bed, I have my daughter and husband hugging and kissing me.
On my 5th hour, I woke up with them still hugging me asleep -- when my husband should be working on his work-from-home night shift.
I thank God for these simple, precious things. Most of all, I thank Him for teaching me to go out of my self-centered world, making me stand on its edge and drawing me closer to Him.
Learning is a life long process. And I am thankful that at 28, I am learning life's simple, significant truths.
Agape.
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