Happy Birthday to YOU!
Welcome to the weekend everyone and I hope to leave you with some food for thought (like birthday cake!) as we head into this spring like weekend. My best friend in the whole world is celebrating her birthday today…what a treat it is to celebrate the joy and happiness of a birthday with those you love and care about. In our household, we treat birthdays like a national holiday, (except we still all go to work or school no matter how much we want to stay home, right?) Birthdays are an important date for all of us to remember and take part of. There are those who downplay their birthday or who downright pretend that they don’t even have one…and I disagree with that philosophy. The question begs, why? Why is it so important to celebrate your own birthday?
There are medical benefits to celebrating your own birthday. There are those that might seem obvious and there are those that you may not be aware of. After doing a little digging I was able to find (without much trouble) a few things that stand out to me.
Celebrating your birthday allows you to recognize your self-worth, we all have value that we share with those around us, celebrating a birthday is a way of recognizing that value. Celebrating a birthday gives a positive boost to your emotional balance…in other words, celebrating makes us happy! Celebrating a birthday allows us all to improve our ability to express our gratitude. I don’t know about the rest of you but every year on my birthday I look back over the previous year and take stock of the events of the year. (I do the same thing every New Year as well…my own personal “State of The Union” so to speak.) As I look back and reflect, I share with my family the things I’m thankful for…the things I’m grateful for…the good and the not so good. I often tell my kids that you find what you look for…be it good or bad…in situations in life, so be on the look-out for the good in all situations no matter what…(aka, look for the silver lining in all situations because it’s there, you just have to find it). The ability to express gratitude leads to better physical health (thankful people are less stressed), leads to better emotional health (thankful people are happier) and leads to better mental alertness.
I know all this seems like a stretch for a blog topic from the home healthcare sector but I do have a point to all of this. The ability to come home and celebrate a joyous occasion like a birthday seems like a simple thing, one that not everyone can enjoy. I recommend that we all take a moment and give thanks for the opportunity to celebrate with the ones we love when we can and give thanks for the memories of celebrations past. This life is fleeting so embrace your birthday and share the joy with all who are around you…that moment of kindness and gratitude may make a difference in the life of someone who really needs a moment of emotional balance or an emotional boost. In life, we all deserve a little slice of cake, so go ahead and celebrate your day of birth, it’s special…just like you. As always, feel free to email me with any further thoughts or comments.
Have a great weekend everyone, I look forward to posting again soon and remember, take care of each other, we’re all in this together.
Thanks for reading,
Wm Reid
Best Home Care Services
325 N Eastern Ave
Connersville, IN 47331
765-827-9833
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