It's My Birthday!!!

Monday Whatever: August 8, 2022

Cindy Cradler – Happy Birthday

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IT’S MY BIRTHDAY!!!

Dear Friends! 

Usually on Mondays—inspired by on one of my favorite bits of the Bible—I love starting the week off with a little bit of whatever’s good and noble in the world and sharing those things with you. 

But it’s my birthday today  and my birthday brings with it a mickey-fickey of emotions. Unfortunately, sometimes this is one of the lingering residues from an adverse childhood. Birthdays can be triggering. 

One of the ways I’ve overcome some of that “yuck” creeps up is that every year is I do one indulgent thing for myself. Just one small act of self-love. It could be buying myself something that I never ever would dare ordinarily spend money on. Or, it could be finding the biggest and most perfect vanilla cupcake with sprinkles and actually eating the whole thing. Or, it could be challenging myself to do something that is hard for me to do but that I know would be good for me.

This year…insert drumroll please…I am taking a week off from work to read!!! 

Yep! I’m gifting myself a full week of reading which means that I won’t be posting anything on Instagram, Twitter, or the newsletter. 

This is one of those things that is hard for me to do because I’m a recovering perfectionist and  people-pleaser. I hate the idea of disappointing anyone—especially people who have been good to me. And you, dear readers, have all been so very, very, very, very good to me. 

But I know I need to do this because I know it will do me a world of good. Spending a week lost in books can only be a good thing, right?!?!  I can’t think of a better way to ring in my 53rd year on this beautiful planet. 

So peace for now, my friends. See you all in a week on Monday, August 15th!

May your week be filled with whatever is true, honest, just, pure, lovely, gracious, excellent, and worthy of praise.

Much Peace and Many Blessings—
Marcie