😊😊😊This is me taking a moment to appreciate everyone that made my birthday super special.....
Yes, yesterday, 23rd September, was my birthday. A couple of days ago someone asked me how I felt about adding another year, I wanted to joke about how another year means I'm subtracting my days on earth but I decided to tell the truth.
I didn't like it, the fact that
I was turning 27 was not an exciting fact at all...
"Why do you say that?" He asked and I said
"I'm almost 30, what have I achieved?"
He laughed.. a disappointed laugh. Then he said "aaah but Vanessa, you need to learn to be grateful, you have a job, you stay on your own...., it's not easy, how can you even ask such a question"
So I explained myself by arguing that what I mean is how have impacted people's lives.... He answered that but I wasn't convinced. I didn't feel it was anything, but yesterday proved me wrong.
Yesterday I realized a couple of things, first being I am loved by many... friends took minutes, hours, days from their time to make sure I have a special day.
Messages flew in each personalized and showing me just how I've impacted their lives. Now you may say, "Vanessa, you're overthinking it, people always say things like those on your birthday" but no... that's not it. Yesterday I learnt that each person has a story of how I impact/impacted their life.
Yesterday I was filled with laughter and smiles.... Yesterday I was happy, and that happiness is still overflowing. It will be a beautiful year for me, because I know I'm surrounded by family... friends..countless of them, sisters...
Thank you very much all of you. Here is to many more years of friendship. 🙏
