A Birthday Can Be A Time With Mixed Emotions

While celebrating a friend’s birthday 🎂 I was reminded that [A BIRTHDAY CAN BE A TIME WITH MANY MIXED EMOTIONS}

While celebrating a friend’s birthday I was reminded that

[A BIRTHDAY CAN BE A TIME WITH MANY MIXED EMOTIONS]

Growth - It’s a day people often spend time reflecting on the last year. Maybe you aren’t the person you were a year ago, you are a better version or one who is learning how to be. Gosh maybe you set an intention last year to achieve some goals and you achieved them!

Regret - I wish I did this. Or I can’t believe this happened. Maybe your actions hurt someone else and you wish you could go back and change it.

Hope- You make a wish when you blow out your candles. You set an intention of what you hope to come.Love - You receive messages of well wishes from those who love you. Often this leaves you feel supported, cared for and filled with love!Hurt- Sometimes you don’t receive the love and care you hope to receive from people in your life. They don’t call, send a gift or even remember. And that hurts. Not a lot, but a lot!

Thankful - You are alive. Despite whatever challenges you have experienced in your life, you are here breathing and present in this world!

Whatever emotions come up for you on your birthday or any special occasion in your life, I want you to know it is okay to welcome those feelings. It is so easy to push them aside and avoid them. But when we do that we don’t enjoy our day. We get swept up in frustration, hurt, and insecurity. The day quickly becomes one we want to rush through and we don’t enjoy it.

I want to encourage you in these steps:

Simply tell yourself I feel (blank).
And take a deep breath in while holding onto that feeling. Acknowledge it.
And let out that breath. As you do, let the feeling pass through you. That emotion does not need to control you and set the tone for the day. It does not have that power.

So go… Go and enjoy your day! You deserve it!

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