Birthdays After 50

December 18, 2017

Birthdays After 50

December 18, 2017

Birthdays After 50

Birthdays after 50.

“I don’t celebrate any more”.

“Ugh, who wants to think about it?”

“Don’t remind me.”

I hear it often from people my age or older.

They’ve got it all wrong.

Birthdays after 50 are something to truly celebrate!

Birthdays After 50

I mean, yes, it’s nice to celebrate the milestones of young people and all that but, if luck is on their side, they’ll have TONS of birthdays. And really, most 5 year olds haven’t accomplished much. They haven’t even gone to kindergarden yet!

Me? Maybe I don’t have some many birthdays left. Will I get to celebrate 60, 70 or 80? Maybe. Maybe not.

After a lifetime of illness, abuse, getting in my own way, financial trouble, and just LIFE don’t you feel like celebrating?

I know I do.

I always did like my birthday but after what I’ve gone through the last three years I’m going ALL OUT from now on. It’s a major accomplishment just to still be here for cryin’ out loud.

Celebrate!

I celebrated my 52nd trip around the sun yesterday and I’m so happy to be here, to be fairly healthy and to have the most amazing family and incredible friends.

I’m actually glad that I’ve had a few rough years but I’m also glad things have settled down a bit and that I am starting to really dig into all of the lessons that were there for me.

I don’t know how many more birthdays I have left here with all of you but they are all gonna be extra special occasions! 

 

 

 

 

Vicki O'Dell

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  • Liz December 27, 2017 at 9:13 pm

    You are right about celebrating birthdays as you get older. It is an opportunity to reflect on what you have accomplished and think about where to go from here. To keep the shock value of the actual number to a minimum, I start thinking I am the next number about midway between birthdays. That way I can really enjoy the day and not be bothered by numbers.

    • Vicki O'Dell January 1, 2018 at 12:05 pm

      I like your plan Liz. I sometimes say I’m 51 and a half. 1 it sound very childlike which is totally me and 2 it prepares me for that next number.
      Great minds think alike! 🙂
      xoxo Vicki

  • Carol Dobbins December 18, 2017 at 2:12 pm

    So HAPPY that you are celebrating so well!! I agree with you about more reasons to rejoice and celebrate as we put more and more years behind us! ,,,making every day and year count!

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