Another trip around the sun…

Today I turned 58…

I received one gift. A nerf gun, wrapped in Christmas paper. Just writing that makes me smile.

Because at 58 I still feel like a child, so to receive a nerf gun, well that’s the icing on my cake.

Yes, there's a lil story behind the gift. I might on occasion, hide, jump out, and scare the crap out of my partner. So I'm always expecting retaliation. Walking the halls like a highly skilled sharpshooter, a ninja assain with my imaginary gun, ready to unleash my inner Annie Oakley at the first sign of movement.

So yea, the gun was a fitting gift.

Receiving one gift to some might sound sad, but I’m totally ok with that, because I’m not really an it’s my birthday kinda gal. I do like cards though, the sentiment.

And to be honest, I am blessed to be spoilt often.

I recently wrote about my carefree essence - albeit in a...

...kinda way. Because when I acknowledge my carefree spirit, I must also balance it with the extreme intensity that being highly emotive evokes. Some days I'm the simplest person you will ever encounter, others well, quantum physics 💁🏻‍♀️. High highs, low lows. Thankfully the interchanges are uncomplicated.

Today is also a milestone. I am still here.

38 years of chronic health issues, with a couple of close calls along the way and I'm still here.

I've written of my heartache, yet I can't say that's what comes to mind when I scan my life. Because everything that I have encountered on my journey, could have been so much worse had my path not always been strewn with beautiful flowers and sparkly gems.

Nothing elaborate, just an abundance of grace and happenstance, that is inexplicable. No rhyme or reason, just blessings.

Footnote...

There was cake 😊