“Have you ever wished for an endless night?
Lassoed the moon and stars and pulled that rope tight?
Have you ever held your breath and asked yourself,
‘Will it get better than tonight?’”
~ Pink, Glitter in the Air
This is my first “official” blog on WordPress (the others before this were imported from my now-defunct MySpace account), and it’s incredibly appropriate that it begin tonight. You see, eight years ago, I sat in my college dorm room in Potsdam, New York, at this late hour, crying and believing with all my heart that the “best” part of my life was behind me. Circumstances required me to take a medical leave from school, much to my discontent.
As I returned home to Longmeadow, Massachusetts, I convinced myself that I was “past my prime.” Just days before my 22nd birthday, I was in no mood for celebrating. I was convinced that I would never make it to 25 years old. Even if I could physically get there – which, given my health condition at the time, was nearly impossible – there was no way I was going to make it there in the emotional, mental, and spiritual condition I was in.
But here I am – eight years later, just days before my 30th birthday. This, to me, is nothing short of a miracle.
Last November, I was at a workshop where we were creating visionboards for 2010. I saw an ad in a magazine that struck me, and placed it in the center of my visionboard. It was an ad for the American Cancer Society, and it said, “When Happy Birthday is a victory song . . .”
This struck me . . . because for much of my teenage years and into my 20′s, “Happy Birthday” was anything BUT a victory song.
But tonight, eight years after that life-changing decision . . . there is no better night to celebrate. Today in my chiropractor’s office, while in the meditative state, I saw all my loved ones in Spirit – my Bubie, aunts, uncles, other grandparents, friends, reading and energy clients, and even my four-legged friends – throwing me a “surprise” 30th birthday party, complete with candles, hugs, and lots of singing.
Yes, eight years later, I can genuinely say that “Happy Birthday” IS a victory song.
Will it get better than tonight? After all I’ve learned in the past eight years, I’d have to say my answer is a resounding . . .
YES.
