Well, my 62nd birthday has come and gone. Funny, I don't feel any older, but my driver's license, which I had to renew, says I am. (I'm hoping, if the DMV folks would have you believe I'm 62, you'll also believe I'm the same weight I was 22 years ago...haven't changed that since 1992!!) But back to the birthday. I feel so blessed to celebrate each year in good health, and with a terrific family and wonderful friends.
This year, the birthday-celebrating was a little longer than usual, thanks to the power of Facebook. You see, it all started when a sweet friend wished me a "happy birthday" on Facebook five days before the actual day. It was amazing how it caught on and spread. It wasn't long before I had 80 greetings coming my way...and it wasn't even my birthday yet!
Now, I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy the extra wishes and attention but there's a lesson here, too. What began as a premature birthday greeting, mushroomed into an avalanche of wishes beforehand, in spite of my corrections and comments. And it really drove home the fact that once something goes online, it's "out there"...hard to retrieve, hard to deny. Just glad I don't have any risqué photos or sex tapes floating around "out there"! Ha!
This has reminded me of a lesson my Mom tried teaching me on the dangers of gossiping. She said "gossiping is like cutting open a feather pillow. You can never get back what you said, just like you can't get all the feathers back." A good analogy, I think.
There may be future birthdays when I'll get, nary a greeting, so I really DO appreciate the thoughts and wishes that came my way. And I appreciate that sweet friend who started it all off....a bit early.
Believe me, I tried to stay 61 for a little longer... And what for? I'm blessed with family, friends, good health and still weigh what I did when I was 40... yeah, RIGHT!
P. S. Sorry for the provocative title.. But I DID mention "lies" about my weight and DID reference "sex tapes"....... Just trying to "up" my readership...
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