Every human being has a special day during the year that is the anniversary of his or her birth, better known as a birthday.<\/p>\n
Now, I realize that not everyone celebrates birthdays, and I respect that, if the reason has to do with religious practices or the memory of a past birthday with a tragic event. However, this historic day of a person\u2019s life is special, and it is a day that is constantly and consistently used to identify that individual.<\/p>\n
No application for employment or insurance, or license or passport, or most other enrollments is complete without a date of birth. Some only require a day and a month, but not the year. At any rate, the birthday is your identifying characteristic used to give others something about you that is mostly unique and can set you apart from others who have similar traits.<\/p>\n
I think birthdays are special days on which we need to honor the person who is just turning one year older. It is heartwarming for me when someone remembers to wish me a happy birthday. There doesn\u2019t have to be a ticker tape parade or a huge, expensive celebration, but the joy of having someone remember that it is my special day fills me with gratitude and appreciation. I also appreciate being able to remember someone else\u2019s birthday. It gives me great joy as well to make another person feel special, even just for a moment.<\/p>\n
Many years ago, I worked with a lady whose birthday was May 21. She loved to celebrate her birthday, and she wasn\u2019t about to have anyone forget it. All month long, she would say, \u201cIt\u2019s my birthday month!\u201d By the time her birthday actually came, there was no way to surprise her with a celebration. Although she did like the attention she gave herself for her birthday, she also enjoyed the celebrations of the birthdays of others. She understood fully just how special birthdays are to people.<\/p>\n
Everyone likes to be treated as if they matter in this world. Sometimes it is just a smile, a good word, or a greeting that is warm and friendly, that makes someone\u2019s day more meaningful. A birthday is a great time to let someone know he or she is special. We don\u2019t always know what is happening deep inside the heart of another person. There could be turmoil because of something tragic that recently happened, or worry over health issues, or relationship problems. People react to struggles in different ways, and a kind word is never the wrong thing to lend another. <\/p>\n
Most people don\u2019t go around saying, \u201cIt\u2019s my birthday month.\u201d In fact, after we reach a certain age, probably just past 21 years old, we don\u2019t even go around saying, \u201cToday\u2019s my birthday!\u201d Why is that? Children become very excited about their birthdays, and they want everyone to know. Why are we bashful to announce this after we are adults? <\/p>\n
Every birthday should be meaningful to us. I believe that next time it\u2019s my birthday, I will announce it in The Madera Tribune. <\/p>\n
Have a great weekend, and remember to wish someone a Happy Birthday.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Mi amor para todos,<\/em><\/p>\n Nancy<\/em><\/p>\n \u2022 \u2022 \u2022<\/p>\n \u201cLet us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2014 Hebrews 10:24<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Every human being has a special day during the year that is the anniversary of his or her birth, better known as a birthday. Now, I realize that not everyone celebrates birthdays, and I respect that, if the reason has to do with religious practices or the memory of a past birthday with a tragic […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_angie_page":false,"page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[32,41],"class_list":["post-1125","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-culture","tag-holiday"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1125","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1125"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1125\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}