Our birthdays are feathers in the broad wing of time
Jean Paul Richter
A notification popped up on my phone this morning to remind me to send a birthday message to a friend. And it also reminds me that I have missed the opportunity to celebrate so many birthdays for family and friends face to face during these past many months. How do we acknowledge these special moments and stay connected to those we care about as we enter yet again another wave of Covid?
During these times of disruption, it is worth thinking about reaching out and connecting with everyone important in our lives not just on special occasions like birthdays and other milestones but as often as we are able to while we collectively continue to try to manage to live with this virus. How easy it is to drift along and isolate ourselves without realizing that we are actually doing so.
There is so much that we have missed out on that has been beyond our control. It’s also been challenging to avoid the political pandering and the angry vitriol that has been spreading as fast the as the delta variant in our community. But we do have the ability to maintain and keep our important emotional connections active and well.
If there is someone in your life who has a birthday or other milestone event coming up, take the time to find some unique and different way to celebrate.
Now is the time to seek out silver linings for ourselves and those around us. In spite of the fourth wave and all the rest of the chaos.
Wishes for all the birthdays coming your way!
Stay healthy and safe!
Visions of Transition 