another turn around the sun

It's my birthday today. Birthdays make me extra emotional. (Extra, because I am, at baseline, a sensitive, emotional kind of person.) This one is one of those biggie birthdays. This one feels like calm, self-confidence, clarity, gratitude, frozen grief, doors opening, doors closing, growth, and so much more, all rolled up in one big birthday bubble.

My family threw me the loveliest little birthday bash this past weekend. It turns out I don't do so well with surprises, but I relaxed into having a good time, their creativity was impressive (and so "me"), and I felt so loved. The handful of rocks I posted a photo of earlier this week were a gift for me, each one with a word on it, everyone having contributed to my jar of rocks. I love rocks and write my word of the year on a special rock that I collect at some point in the year, so this was fitting. I got a new copy of a favorite book, Everybody Needs a Rock, to accompany the gift.

I flipped on the radio while I was alone in the car yesterday and this song came on the radio. A couple words caught my attention, I turned it up, then I Googled it, found the YouTube, sent it to hubby, and he and I got sucked into reading about the band and listening to some other songs. Apparently, they are an 'it' band right now. Liking them makes me feel young :) but the lyrics make me sigh...life goes by too quickly.