December 13th, 1956
It was on a Thursday then and it is on a Thursday now. The December birthstone is turquoise or blue topaz. The flower is the Poinsettia and Holly. People born on this day are Sagittarius (if you follow astrology). The US president was Dwight D. Eisenhower. The Searchers with John Wayne and The Ten Commandments with Charlton Heston were released in December 1956. Which is funny because my least liked John Wayne movie was The Searchers and my most beloved Charlton Heston movie was The Ten Commandments. Singing the Blues - Guy Mitchell was the #1 song in the United States. Which is neat since I am such a Pollyanna that I rarely "sing" the blues. Why is all this important and what is so great about December 13, 1956?
It was the day I was born.
Is it cool to wish yourself a Happy Birthday? I don't care if it is or not. I love my birthdays and celebrate and enjoy each and everyone of them. I had a man tell me one time that "It's always a good day when you wake up on this side of the dirt."
Age is a matter of the mind. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter. You don't quit playing because you grow old. You grow old because you quit playing.
My daughter tells me all the time that I'm younger than everybody else my age and I think that is true. I love life and I try to cram every minute of it full of joy and laughter. In my mind, I still feel 18 like I was in this picture.
Now if I could just figure out a way to get my 18 year old body back I would be so happy.
So if I want to tell myself Happy Birthday, so be it.
Happy birthday to me.
