In a few more weeks I will be celebrating my 31st birthday! I can't believe I'm actually turning 31. I actually stopped counting at 28. Last year, I was a bit emotional when I turned 3 decades old. It was a sentimental birthday and I even wrote that I am looking forward to the coming year since a new chapter was about to begin in my life again. And oh boy, what a year it has been! I'm not going to be sentimental now, but the year that has passed has brought in so much blessings. I may become a bit emotional again, but unlike last year, were it was quite negative, this time it's more of positive.
Adding another year is not something to fret about. Ageing is a beautiful thing. So as I celebrate another year, here are some things that made it more beautiful, to which I am also very thankful for:
1) I am still alive to spend more time with my loved ones.
2) My family and loved ones are in the best of health.
3) My son continues to bring joy to me each day as he shows big progress and milestones.
4) I have achieved most of the simple dreams I had when I was a kid.
5) I am surrounded by loving and generous people through my family.
6) I have been blessed with a few but very caring and true friends.
7) I have been given the chance to go to places to relax, unwind, and eat my heart out.
8) I have proven most of my detractors wrong.
9) I have been given the chance to write my thoughts and share my learnings through my blogs.
10) I have been given enough financial and material things to meet our daily needs and to enjoy some of life's little pleasures =D
11) I still have my parents with me.
12) I was able to teach again here in Australia.
13) I have been given the chance to study here again.
14) I get to enjoy bonding moments with son anytime and everytime I want to.
15) I was able to write a book, published and being used by many students in the Philippines. (Even if it's just a textbook, it's still a book hahaha)
16) I get to eat more than 3 times a day.
17) There is food on our table always.
18) There is our bed that gives us comfort everyday and everynight specially when I am dead batt at the end of the day.
19) We have a car that can bring us to different places of interest.
20) I get to enjoy life's simple pleasures =D
Some of these are so simple yet most of the time overlooked. Funny, but as the list becomes longer, it became harder for me to think of the things I should be thankful for.
As I celebrate my 31st birthday, I know that I have a thousand and one reasons to celebrate and be thankful for. Sitting now and trying to recall everything is the challenging part. I may not be able to list everything but in my heart, the good Lord knows how much thankful I am for everything HE has given me.
So, here's for my 31st birthday and to the coming year! Cheers!
