Celebrating Me for Karen’s 43rd Birthday

Today is my dear friend, Karen’s 43rd birthday. In celebration, she has asked that we do something nice for ourselves. In her own words:

Now, for my birthday wish:  today, on my 43rd birthday, I wish that all of you who have read this post will go out in the next 24 hours and do something really nice for yourself.  It could be having a great meal, taking a perfect bath, reading that book on your nightstand that you’ve been meaning to read, booking that holiday you’ve been tempted to book or just lying in the sunlight for 30 minutes.  Whatever it is that will make you happy today, please go do it.  In fact, I beg you to go do it.  I’d love to think that on my birthday, people all over the world are ensuring that they’re having a great day (and if you share your plans below, I might even clap my hands in glee).

So, today, in honor of Karen, I am celebrating my progress and where I am right now in my life. I am thanking God for all that He has blessed me with, for waking me up this morning and allowing me to see and kiss my beautiful family. Today, I celebrate strength I did not know I possessed. I celebrate sensitivity and authenticity. I celebrate discovering my truth. I celebrate wisdom and understanding. I celebrate my trials and tribulations, because they have helped me grow into the woman I am right now.

Today, I celebrate being. Karen, happy birthday to you. I hope this proves to be one of the best years ever for you.