Big sigh of relief....

“There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.”
- George Santayana

I tried my darndest to write this on my actual birthday but there was not enough time. I think it’s appropriate that I write a self-encompassing blog article on a day that is all about me. This birthday happens to be 21, which happens to be a huge door opener in the social world.  I won’t pretend I haven’t been waiting on the edge of my metaphorical seat for this one. 

Always the little artist

Almost every person I’ve talked with says “This birthday will be the last you are excited for… its all down hill from here.”  This has inspired me to shove it to all those miserable birthday boys and girls who no longer celebrate, but dread their birthday.  Just like anything in life, you can’t control the cards you are dealt (cliché)… all you can control is how you play them.  You can’t postpone the decades to come (unless you are a character from Twilight).  All you can do is control the way you feel about it. Blah blah blah.. … “Life is too short to waste” “Life is a gift”  “With age comes wisdom” All I think is that I don’t want to spend any one of my birthdays in regret.   It’s the one day a year that is all about you, the day that you can get away with pretty much anything, the day that the people you love express how unconditionally they love you and why.   On this day every year, I will strive to appreciate everything that has come with the passing year.  

So thank you 20 for;

Experiences-

            Since my 20^th birthday I’ve:  -gone skydiving  -completed 2 straight semesters with a 4.0GPA (nerd alert)  -learned to cook adequately -learned acrylic painting  -thoroughly widened my Italian vocabulary    -visited Korea and ridden a motorbike across Bali 

Perspective-

Anyone who knows me will snort in confirmation when I say that I am opinionated. But I always try to maintain perspective and have always been a huge advocate of truth telling.  I’ve found that brick walls exist solely to remind you of how much you want something.  Confidence and perseverance are the keys to strength and to happiness.  I am most definitely a woman…  and I wouldn’t change it for anything... even if it is a little more complicated than being a member (no pun intended) of the alternative gender.  I’ve found that people who embrace and seek out change are the best kind of people.

Strengthened friendships-

 not only have I been blessed with amazing home-town friends who will never stop caring about me, but I’ve also strengthened awesome friendships here in SB.   I’ve found that you can find truly amazing people just about anywhere you go. 

Every person in my life went above and beyond for my birthday this year.  Thank you so much to all my beautiful wonderful sexy friends and my loving caring self-sacrificing family. 

farmers daughter at 1

I’ll end this article with one of my favorites quotes.  Though it may not be profound, it speaks volumes about being a woman and for some reason seems very birthday-ish to me…

“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.” –Marylin Monroe

P.S.  I was randomly searching for information regarding my date of birth and came across this crazy website.  It isn’t so much zodiac sign info but if you enter your birthday it tells you what you are like because of the day you were born.  I don’t think I’m imagining things when I say mine describes me eerily accurately! If you know me, or even been following this blog at all I’m sure you’ll agree.

http://www.kabalarians.com/cfm/ProcessBirthdayAnalysis.cfm

Your Birthday of: February 1, 1991

Within you is a powerful ambition to do something worthwhile in life, to contribute to the improvement of the general conditions of humanity, and to be responsible for constructive change and advancement.
 

Your purpose is to seek truth and to comprehend the principles that govern life. Through application of these principles, you could develop self-discipline and self-education to rise above self-centredness and self-opinion, and to become a builder and leader along creative mental lines. Within your potential is originality, ingenuity, and versatility to investigate new ideas and theories, and new meanings to life that would ensure progress.
 

You would work best alone, unrestricted, using your self-reliance and love of freedom to answer the call of adventure, to promote your efforts, and to lead and create for others. If you learn to understand the heart and mind of others, to work with people in harmony, and to give generously, you would fully express your potential. You would balance your independent, self-sufficiency by developing charity and humanitarian principles. Justice for all people should be your ideal so that many may benefit from your contributions.
 

Constructive action and accomplishment require discipline of emotion and desire. Learning to focus and to finish what you start would build pride of accomplishment and eliminate frustration and feelings of repression. The boundless energy within you should be channelled into constructive, active pursuits and intellectual exploration to avoid feelings of restlessness and turmoil. 
 

Within you is a kinship to the freedom of nature and the out-of-doors. You would enjoy the exhilaration of challenging nature through physical activities such as hiking, canoeing, or mountain climbing, or just peacefully observing and analysing the beauty and harmony, and the scientific principles expressing in the natural environment.

“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.”