Hi. Usually when a friend has a birthday, I post ONE happy birthday wish on their FB profile
if they have a FB account... and If I remember it is their birthday...
This past week, I barely remembered a birthday (I knew it was just after mine, just didn't remember how soon after...)
Anyhow, though I barely remembered, I managed to post, not once, but once every hour, for twelve hours.
I just really wanted my young friend to know that I love her, that I celebrate her life, and to remind her to do the same. :)
So I opened a word document and made a list of songs etc. to post; and each time I posted a thought or song on FB I wrote "DONE" on my word plans next to it (so as to be organized). The only thing that irritated me was realizing half way through the day that ALL my friends on FB could see that I did this for
another one of my friends (even though I never did that for them! :o, :/ )
I really wished I could have posted it on my friend's page in a way that ONLY SHE could see it. ~
Oh I would love to be so good with my time as to do something cool for ALL of my friends on a regular basis! Moving on...
We all need to be reminded to celebrate our lives. So I copied and pasted my plans from a word document, and today I'm just going to post it here - removing the name of my friend where used, and inserting
"YOUR NAME."
As you read this, I hope you will have a little fun with it by inserting YOUR NAME as if I am talking to you, each time you see
"YOUR NAME". We all need to remember
who we are, that we are loved, and that
we are ALL capable of wonderful things - our lives ARE worth celebrating! :)
*FYI* - If this is too long for you, just come back once per hour (or even once per day :o) and read one section at a time like my friend did! :D (Oh, and you can skip the b-day song if it isn't your b-day. ;0)
DONE - 10:00 AM - Disneyland Birthday Song...
Happy Birthday, "YOUR NAME"!! I don't have money to send, a card in the mail, or a big present wrapped in a bow - but I have gifts for you here. Reminders of who you are and what you are capable of, and of how loved YOU ARE... I LOVE YOU "YOUR NAME"! :D Corine :)
DONE - 11:00 AM - Our True Identity -
DONE - 12:00 - The Pen Story - Happy Birthday, "YOUR NAME"! Today is a day to remember and celebrate LIFE - YOUR LIFE! I hope you remember to enjoy the many WONDERFUL everyday moments (you know - the little moments that most people take for granted ;)! Life is amazing! :D
DONE: 1:00 - You are Loved - Awake Live - Josh Groban - Hi "YOUR NAME"! :D I hope you're having a wonderful birthday today! :D And I hope you are very aware of how LOVED YOU ARE!!! :) PS. Did you know that you and Josh Groban share the same birthday? (Sorry... this last sentence only applies to you if your b-day is Feb. 27th ;)
DONE: 2:00 - Little Wonders - Meet the Robinson's - Hi Bernice. :)
One of my favorite movies is Meet the Robinson's. And one of my favorite people is Gordon B. Hinckley. He is SO HONEST and has amazing HUMOR! :D ~ Here is one of my favorite quotes about life from this dear prophet.
"Anyone who imagines that bliss is normal is going to waste a lot of time running around shouting that he's been robbed. The fact is that most putts don't drop, most beef is tough, most children grow up to just be people, most successful marriages require a high degree of mutual toleration, most jobs are more often dull than otherwise. Life is like an old time rail journey.... delays....sidetracks, smoke, dust, cinders and jolts, interspersed only occasionally by beautiful vistas and thrilling burst of speed.
The trick is to thank the Lord for letting you have the ride."
President Gordon B. Hinckley
PS. Through all the little hardships in life, there is always someone or something there to spice it up and bring some joy and good memories. MANY of those happy moments in my life were there because of you...Thanks for being in my life, "YOUR NAME". :)
DONE: 3:00 - Video of a woman who was once a dancer - Dancing was her dream, her life! Then she had to stop dancing... so instead of feeling sorry for herself, she dreamed a new dream and worked to make her new dream come true. Now she has lived two dreams! :)
"YOUR NAME", the greatest gift God has given us next to life itself - is the freedom to DIRECT and CREATE that life. That doesn't mean life is going to go just the way we plan it - IT ISN'T... Thankfully, it isn't what happens that matters... it's how we CHOOSE to deal with it. It's picking UP ourselves AND OTHERS each time we fall. FORGIVING ourselves and others each time we make mistakes. It's DREAMING and WORKING and PRAYING to know WHICH DREAMS TO KEEP - then praying some more for help from Him to make our RIGHTEOUS DREAMS come true. It's doing what we CAN do to bring a smile to the people we LOVE and doing what we CAN to help them... It's the freedom to FORGET mistakes, what isn't, and what we don't have. It's the freedom to REMEMBER to focus on what we do right and on what we DO have; It's learning to accept what can't be and what isn't, and focusing instead on what is and what can be - then making it happen...."YOUR NAME", the greatest gift we have been given is the freedom to LIVE... :D I hope you live this coming year BETTER than you ever have before! I hope each new year becomes the BEST year of your life!
PS. "YOUR NAME", This year, I hope you dream more bravely than you ever have before. I hope you believe in your dreams and pray for your righteous dreams to come true. And remember, don't let your passions get in the way of your dreams... :) I love you! Corine :D
PPS. LIFE - IT ISN'T ALWAYS WHAT WE ONCE DREAMED IT WOULD BE - BUT WE CAN ALWAYS DREAM A BETTER DREAM! :D
DONE: 4:00 PM. - One Republic - Good Life
"YOUR NAME", as long as you strive to please God by living right, you will always have a good life; and it's just going to keep on getting better. Remind yourself of this every morning and every night as you look in the mirror. Say, "I have a GOOD life!" Then thank the lord for your many wonderful blessings. You deserve all the blessings that faith, hope, and Heavenly Father have to offer you... :)
DONE: 5:00 - The Best Motivation Video -
Bernice, if you knew what you are capable of, you would astound yourself!...
DONE: 6:00 - I got a feeling - black eyed peas...
DONE: 7:00 - Incredible Machine -
"YOUR NAME", as incredible as this machine is - it just doesn't compare to you!"
DONE: (accident - posted late and with no message - Meant to remind of HOW - WE should LOVE OTHERS - since I believe that "to love, is to live") 9:00 - How do I love thee?
DONE: 9:00 - Create
What will you create, "YOUR NAME"? I can hardly wait to see what you do with your life this coming year and every year after it! :D
DONE: 10 - Miley Cyrus - It's the Climb
Hi "YOUR NAME", :) Just one more post, then time for me to go to sleep... I have found it much easier for me to celebrate my life when I keep a certain perspective; because let's face it, life can be like climbing a very steep mountain - TOUGH! I figure I can focus on how hard and unfair the climb is, or I can focus on how strong, lean, and beautiful I am getting (thanks to the climb) and on how beautiful my view of life is at the end of each victorious climb! The steeper the grade, the greater the victory! :D So when life is tough, just remember that someone who loves you sent you this song to remind you to keep on climbing and enjoy the view... :)
... I love you, and hope you ALWAYS REMEMBER to KEEP CLIMBING and LOVE YOUR LIFE!! No matter how hard and steep the climb! :) Corine :D
UPDATE: Here is a quote which I did not give to my friend. I just found it today and it goes well with this last little bit. I hope you EnJoy it! :D
Finding the Way Back
"When you
take the path that climbs, that harder path of the Savior, there are rewards
along the way. When you do something right, when you resist temptation, when
you meet a goal, you will feel very good about it. It is a very different kind
of feeling than you have when you violate commandments--an altogether different
feeling. It brings a measure of peace and comfort and provides encouragement to
press on."
