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50th Birthday

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igasho

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Hi, dear people,

just wanted to share this. I feared my 50. birthday much as normally i tend to get depressive already weeks before. About not having a family of my own, about not being able to work for my living, living in a huge town alone instead of in a village which I would prefer but cannot, etc. Normally this climaxes on a horrible birthdayday:-), selfmade! All sums up in that I beter should not have been born at all.

This year was special because I became 50. So even more reason to get into the dark of despair. BUT - and this is followed by a huge smile - my friends helped me to overcome this selftorturing pattern. When I started to get depressive again, one person told me to better see, what I DO have instead of focusing on what i not have achieved in life. And this time it really clicked, and I managed to turn my thoughts to the positive. I had a wonderful day and a wonderful evening, was in a restaurant with all my friends and it was so tremendously nice. They all gave me gifts and what wonderful gifts and I sat there and thought that I am a very rich person, because i have so really lovely friends.

I feel grateful today for all the love around and I am thankful for myself that i could switch to the positive and not go into the usual birthdaydrama:-)

Much Love and Light for everyone here:-)
Igasho
 
Happy Birthday! Good on you for allowing yourself to enjoy your birthday. Friends do add richnessto your life.
 
Happy birthday. :occasion: :clap:

Congratulations on achieving this mile stone as well as being able to celebrate it in style and with friends. :thumbs-up

Amethist
 
Hi, dear people,

thank you all for your responses. I am still so glad that I could turn to the positive. All my former birthdays had been terrible, mostly ending with me crying and being alone. So this was a real huge shift in thought and it brought about so much loveenergy from my friends, it would have been a shame if I'd missed this.

It was a real good lesson for me to worship what i do have in my life instead of always searching for something else.

Ach, it was just a wonderful evening:-)))

Friendly greetings
Igasho
 
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