State-Of-Mind Today is my birthday!

[Jason L.]

Today is my birthday, and every year, I get so overwhelmed with how grateful I am to have completed another year. I am kind of in awe of the whole process. The fact that I have screwed up so much but still have the prospect of doing more of the same, or better, thrills me. When I still ate sugar, I used to bake brownies and cakes and give them away to my colleagues and students so that they would have as wonderful a day as I did. One year my students threw me a party! I can't make you a cake (distance and dietary restrictions) but I CAN wish all of you, from the bottom of my heart, to have as wonderful a day as you can. It's not just my day to celebrate, and, frankly, don't some of us need to grab at any excuse just to celebrate our wins?

So, in honor of my birthday, which has no meaning to anybody but me, let me celebrate my own wins and ask you to celebrate yours:

I KNOW YOU PEOPLE! Huge win.
I have finished novels that my editor likes!
I didn't die in an embarrassing way last year. SCORE!

But enough about me. What are your wins?

 

[Sedayne]

Hi @Jason L.

Here's wishing you a very happy birthday!

I've had a strange and busy week, but my day is going okay.
That's a win for sure.

Have a beautiful day and many happy returns x

 

[TimRees]

Today is my birthday, and every year, I get so overwhelmed with how grateful I am to have completed another year. I am kind of in awe of the whole process. The fact that I have screwed up so much but still have the prospect of doing more of the same, or better, thrills me. When I still ate sugar, I used to bake brownies and cakes and give them away to my colleagues and students so that they would have as wonderful a day as I did. One year my students threw me a party! I can't make you a cake (distance and dietary restrictions) but I CAN wish all of you, from the bottom of my heart, to have as wonderful a day as you can. It's not just my day to celebrate, and, frankly, don't some of us need to grab at any excuse just to celebrate our wins?

So, in honor of my birthday, which has no meaning to anybody but me, let me celebrate my own wins and ask you to celebrate yours:

I KNOW YOU PEOPLE! Huge win.
I have finished novels that my editor likes!

I didn't die in an embarrassing way last year. SCORE!

But enough about me. What are your wins?

Happy Birthday, Jason!

 

[Barbara]

Happy birthday @Jason L.

I hope you have many wins in your next year; wins of various colours and sizes, big and small and medium sized ones.

 

[Hannah F]

Happy Birthday!

Win: Knowing it's your birthday and being able to celebrate for the lovely @Jason L. !

 

[Ancora Imparo]

Happy birthday, Jason! Your wins sound great – I wish you many more of them. I just made soup that did not poison me (if you knew my cooking you'd understand what a win that is ) Have a very happy day.

 

[Brooke]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! no matter their diet, anyone can eat some virtual cake

 

[mickleinapickle]

Happy birthday! I'm happy if I can get a well-earned score draw these days. I hope England get a win against France in the Six Nations Rugby tournament this weekend. And I hope Ireland win the actual tournament on St. Patrick's Day.

 

[Katie-Ellen]

Wishing you many Happy Returns, Jason.

 

[Vagabond Heart]

It’s Jason Day, woot, woot! That’s a win in anyone’s book xxxxx

 

[Jonny]

Have a great day, Jason.

Another year older and not a mark on you.

 

[LJ Beck]

Hope you have a wonderful day Jason. In the words of Julia Child, “A party without cake is just a meeting.” Cheers to you!

 

[James Charles]

Today is my birthday, and every year, I get so overwhelmed with how grateful I am to have completed another year. I am kind of in awe of the whole process. The fact that I have screwed up so much but still have the prospect of doing more of the same, or better, thrills me. When I still ate sugar, I used to bake brownies and cakes and give them away to my colleagues and students so that they would have as wonderful a day as I did. One year my students threw me a party! I can't make you a cake (distance and dietary restrictions) but I CAN wish all of you, from the bottom of my heart, to have as wonderful a day as you can. It's not just my day to celebrate, and, frankly, don't some of us need to grab at any excuse just to celebrate our wins?

So, in honor of my birthday, which has no meaning to anybody but me, let me celebrate my own wins and ask you to celebrate yours:

I KNOW YOU PEOPLE! Huge win.
I have finished novels that my editor likes!
I didn't die in an embarrassing way last year. SCORE!

But enough about me. What are your wins?

Cleaned the BBQ grill after putting it off for months.

 

[Nikky Lee]

Happy birthday may your next trip around the sun be as fruitful and full of joy as the last (or even more so)

 

[SusanT]

Happy belated birthday @Jason L.
My win is measured by earning more than I've had to spend, and surviving another year without going bonkers.

 

[Pamela Jo]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! no matter their diet, anyone can eat some virtual cake

I know, right.

 

[Pamela Jo]

Cleaned the BBQ grill after putting it off for months.

I think you reached peak aloha.

 

[Pamela Jo]

I picked rain rot scabs off my mare's legs and she was very grateful. Yeah Jason's Day.

 

[Sedayne]

I picked rain rot scabs off my mare's legs and she was very grateful.

Not a sentence I expected to read today - it made me happy so that's a win too!