Today I’m turning 44 so I’m taking a few minutes to share some thoughts with you. The first thought is that I feel so lucky to be alive. That’s a cliché but it’s a genuine feeling for me today.
I have been lucky to experience a lot in my 44 years of life. I’m equally grateful for the positive and the negative in those experiences. The negative things became bricks that helped me built strength of character, and the positive always came as a reminder that if you keep moving forward, one step at a time, good things will always come your way.
My husband is one of the blessings that I am most grateful for. I never thought that I would find such a special partner to share my life with. I love him deeply. Our children Natalie and Diego (they wouldn’t be a reality without Bill), and my stepson Miro, have been the biggest prize. Seeing them grow up and become their own selves is such a gift. I’m grateful for my friends, the ones that I know in person and the ones that I have never met. I love you all. I am grateful for my relatives. We have never been a role model familia, but we deserve a medal for most improved. I love Bill’s family equally, and I am specially grateful for my mother-in-law Joan and for my sister-in-law Marguerite.
Something good about aging is that one starts making peace with imperfection. I want to be better in the areas that need improvement, but I’m more and more aware about the role that imperfection plays in life. Imperfection comes in all forms and shapes, and some of them are blessings. One of the most imperfectly perfect things that life gave me is my son Diego with his “Autistically” wired brain.
Another thing that becoming less young has taught me is to understand other people’s pain. The more I experience, observe, and understand life, the more I realize that each of us carries some kind of pain. Sometimes that pain is visible and other times it is hidden. I have developed the type of empathy that helps me reach for those hidden places where we are real and human and vulnerable. That has helped my heart stay open and sensitive to others and to myself. The more we understand other people’s pain, the more we can understand and heal my own.
Tonight I will be enjoying a special dinner with Bill and the kids. It will be simple and wonderful, in our favorite restaurant here in Woodstock (Cucina). Natalie and Diego have spent lots of time creating some gifts for me. They have kept everything in secret so I have no idea what they have cooked. But I know that it will be special. Thanks a lot, friends and family, for the e-mails and phone calls. I love you very, very much, and I feel so lucky to have you in my life.
Feliz Cumpleaños to me!
Elsita
Have a wonderful day, with many happy days ahead! Your sweet , honest, heart-full words and work always bring joy: such a blessing to us all. Thank you!
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Happy birthday and happy New Year Elsa! I enjoyed your musings and insight celebrating your day and appreciate you sharing them with us.
Have a wonderful birthday!
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Happy Birthday!
I love what you have written about making peace with imperfection, so true.
Thank you for sharing your art and insights.
You are a gift.
Yay! Happy Birthday Day!
Happy Birthday….and Mother’s Day! Love that you share so much with others. I check daily for your blog posts….Incredible that you devote so much time and effort promoting and encouraging others.
Feliz cumpleaños Elsa!
May you life continue to blossom, enriched in knowledge, skill, curiosity and compassion. And we, that intangible family, look forward to celebrating with you. Blessings for many more.
heartfelt wishes to you on your 44th birthday elsita! You have accomplished so much in such a short time, experienced more things and shared all of this with thousands. I think of you and your family often and hope we will have an opportunity to catch up sometime soon. All my love, Margie
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Happy Birthday, Elsita!
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Happy Birthday to you, Elsita, and many happy returns of the day! You bring so much beauty into the world!
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Such a lovely post Elsa. I wish you a very Happy Birthday with many more to follow 🙂
Have a wonderful happy birthday and thank you so much for sharing like you do, so thankful for you!
Happy Birthday Elsita! Thank you so much for always sharing your insights and beautiful creations with us!
Happy Birthday and also Happy Mother’s Day! Glad you are celebrating with your husband and children. Thank you for sharing so much of your creativity and thank you for writing to tell your feelings and share them. You have special gifts and learned early in life that to share is so special and meaningful. Sharing is lasting!
Parabéns prá você!!!
Happy Birthday Elsita.
Beautiful words coming from a beautiful heart.
happy birthday to you! may you have many birthday blessing stowed upon you. ;o)
Thanks a lot, my friends, for your birthday wishes!
I had such a wonderful time on my birthday dinner.
Bill said that it was going to be a simple dinner just with the kids, but he had prepared a surprise.
He invited a group or friends so when I saw them at the restaurant, I thought that it was a crazy coincidence!
Thanks, Billy!!!!!
Elsita 🙂
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Wishing you the Happiest of Happy BIrthdays! A beautiful post. Thankyou and bless you for your open heart x
This is lovely. Happiest of birthdays to you. Wishing you a gentle year with light and laughter.
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You inspire me to live a better life…I am almost 71 and have been following your art work and blog for years…still can learn a few things!
Happy Birthday Elsa,
You are always so inspiring and write from your heart. I always enjoy what you have to say and thank you for speaking to my heart. Enjoy your special day with your beautiful family.
Happy Birthday and many blessings for the coming year.
Feliz Cumpleaños Elsita!
Thank you for your gifts of bringing beauty and insight into my life everyday.
Best wishes for a fabulous year to come!
Happy Birthday. As a new counselor and about 8 months shy of my 44th I’d like to add that after losing my Mom to breastcancer three years ago I also had to re-think life. I’d like to add the thought if you get to wake up in the morning it’s called a “win”. So make the most of it.
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Happy Birthday to you Sir. We should keep moving and forget all the worries of life and keep happiness with us then our all birthdays become memorable.
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Happy Birthday to you, Elsita!
and many happy returns of the day.
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