Hiccups
As I write this post about a few hiccups I am suffering from the hiccups! Fortunately Wikipedia was able to provide a method for relieving them that I hadn’t tried before and they seem to have abated.
I’ve had a few hiccups organising the new space but that may change soon, until then I am able to meet with people in my home or at local cafes.The new website also hit a slight delay as unexpected business trips have delayed the launch.
I’m hoping to confirm my attendance at a few events in the upcoming weeks, I’m just waiting for the planets to align.
I’m working on some ideas for daily prompts and affirmations for journalers, travellers and day dreamers so Stay Tuned!
Milestones
At this time of year my circle of friends experience quite a few Birthdays and Anniversaries. To me these things are very important milestones, to others in my life they could pass unremarked and they would feel no loss. I spent today reflecting on why these things are so important to me.
A good portion of my childhood was spent shuffling back and forth between foster care, grandparents and my mother, this disjointed experience led to special days often being forgotten and disregarded. Also at points in my childhood I found myself just existing, living day to day, and every day I managed to keep existing was a triumph. Now in my adult life I am able to properly celebrate these milestones of birthdays and anniversaries, I find myself trying to make up for the ones that were missed. And not just my personal birthdays, I love to go out of my way to make the birthdays of the ones I hold dear, special and memorable.
I realise that I use these special days to celebrate the fact that I made it through the trials of my childhood and am now able to share these moments with the people I love. I value the mechanism of the anniversary as a marker, a reminder and a moment to celebrate why these people are so precious to me.
What do anniversaries and birthdays mean to you?
Blessings,
Janice Marie
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