Written by: Yashna Crawford, Executive Contributor
Executive Contributors at Brainz Magazine are handpicked and invited to contribute because of their knowledge and valuable insight within their area of expertise.
For many, birthdays are a reminder of how "old" they are getting. It has become the norm for people to speak (unintentionally) negatively about aging, which comes across as another cycle of added burden. On the other hand, we hear from so many that they are not looking forward to their birthday. It’s just another normal day.
How did we get to a point where our birthdays feel like punishments rather than embracing the growth and being grateful for more adventures in the unknown?
When and how did we allow ourselves to numb our inner child and forget how to feel excited and lit up?
I've just reached 30. Yay! No, honestly! I feel pure, divine happiness!
For years, I was on the line; Am I happy or am I ... (Fill in the blank). Always doubting myself, questioning, do I deserve to be here? Do I even belong here? What could possibly go right for me? What do I do with myself? ...
Until I realized I was turning 30, and I began to change my perspectives. As much as we should celebrate ourselves every day, our birthday is worth celebrating because we have made it to a higher number, longer than many we mourn for.
I invite you to ask yourself these questions:
What am I grateful for in my life today?
What does my life mean to me?
What is my biggest achievement so far? (Motherhood, a business, marriage, home, your transformation)
Am I where I want to be at this point in my life? If not, what can I do to get myself there?
What do I want to experience before I leave this plane?
Also, here are some tips that allowed me to be blissful, appreciative, and joyous on my birthday:
Avoid people who speak negatively about aging.
Surrender to the endless possibilities on your journey in this life.
Spend your day with those who genuinely share your happiness with you.
Give as much as you can with gratitude that you can give because you have. (Clothes, food, kindness, smiles, hugs, love, money, whatever you have!)
Create for yourself the time and space to be grateful for yourself and love you because you are worthy!
Be grateful for everything and every one no matter what your circumstances are.
Whenever your birthday is, I wish you a very happy birthday! Because you deserve it!
Lots of love and gratitude.
Yashna is a Lover, a Mama, a Sister, a Friend, a Naturalist, a Specialist at Never Giving Up, Reiki Practitioner, and an Awareness & Abundance Coach. She is also a Lifetime Student of Mindfulness and Meditation as well as an Inspiring Writer with a promising future.
After many years of aimless social status search and the emotionally traumatic loss of her first child, Yashna has devoted herself to loving and triggering a self-awareness within others that would otherwise often remain dormant.
As someone who lives by the saying "Be The Change You Wish To See," Yashna spends much of her time learning, applying, experiencing, cultivating, and observing so she can share this awareness of self with others globally for a life of abundance with confidence. She is aware and confident that each individual is capable and worthy of experiencing life at its greatest. She thrives off witnessing the greatest transformations within those she crosses paths with.
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