So, today is my birthday, and I received a card from my grandpa Pok that really made me think. I usually enjoy the funny cards or the singing cards. I'm not going to lie this was kind of mushy, the kind of cards I normally don't buy. For some reason though, this deep, meaningful (well, more deep and meaningful then a card that keeps it simple like "happy birthday") card touched me, so I thought I would share it with you...
"As I think of you today,
I wish you more than a happy birthday,
more even than a happy life.
I wish you a beautiful life.
A life rich in all the things that matter.
And I want to share
a little something I've learned
down though my years of living...
Having a beautiful life isn't so much
about getting that one big thing
or reaching that one great goal.
Having a beautiful life is more about seeing the wonder in the little things,
the everyday things that life washes onto your shore.
Gathering them like pearls,
stringing them together,
and realizing what a treasure you've collected.
Do that, and you cannot help
but to have a beautiful life...
the one you are meant to live."
Since I am thinking about all of these big decisions that I am going to be making, this card made me realize that as I go about this, I must not miss what is going on in my life now. I only live once, and if I'm only focusing only on the future, I'm missing a lot of what life has to offer. I have decided to post little things that are going on in my life along with all of the big decisions, so I don't get lost in thinking about the future.
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