Forget me not! As we move forward in life, there are fewer 'things' we need or want to make us happy. We gain comfort in memories and recollections of enjoyable moments past. Many of us don't even celebrate our birthdays and others' birthdays for that matter. No adult birthday parties at McDonalds!
Does it matter? This was a question I raised when my wife and I realized that we had not made any plans for our wedding anniversary date (over 40 years) that just came and went. I think we realized it and said 'happy anniversary' and then went on with our business. Maybe we said something like we can celebrate it later. Oops! We just missed our daughter and son-in-law's anniversary yesterday. Well, we have to do something about that because they will think we no longer care about them if we don't.
Why does it matter? This blog is my download on what I think is important to remember about anniversaries and birthdays. I believe it is all about marking how far we have come in life. It's not the celebration, but the success and joy of making it another year. Annual celebrations are a way to mark different aspects of our life's journey. Life is too short to not celebrate life's milestones. It's about reflecting on the anniversary date to recall where we have traveled, how far we have traveled, and what we had to do to make it another year. For some of us, we never think about this. For others, these dates ARE big deals and special!
PS: It is sad and not acceptable that we forgot our wedding anniversary. We need to make it up soon and will -- big time!!
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www.tbgroupconsultants.com
I think that I recognized it and happy anniversary and then went on with our business. Maybe I said something like I can enjoy it later.
Posted by: איפור ערב | February 14, 2012 at 10:33 AM
This was a concern I brought up when my spouse and I recognized that we had not created any programs for our marriage birthday time frame that just came and went.
Posted by: free classified listing | February 29, 2012 at 08:44 AM
To 'free listing' -- Acknowledgement of even a missed birthday is better than not remembering at all. Baldwin
Posted by: Baldwin | March 03, 2012 at 02:59 PM