Carol Kroll

A Happy Birthday Revelation

I had an AMAZINGLY fun birthday this year. The most fun I have had in YEARS to be quite honest. I felt so alive it was astounding. Big crazy adjectives, but necessary. I went down to Chicago for a girls weekend with my very close friends who live there and proceeded to laugh myself into a (literal) asthma attack. Yes. That actually happened. The inhaler needed to be used. You know that kind of laughter you SWEAR you are going to pass out from? Because that was a possibility too at a couple points. I forgot how much I love laughing, but this served as a terse reminder.

All I can say is thank you, thank you, thank you. I am incredibly grateful to have such caring friends and family.

Yes, it was a very different kind of birthday this year. I feel many changes are in the air for me. I feel very positive, grounded and light about this when my usual past response was that of fear and avoidance. Embracing my own feelings and being honest with myself has been a liberating experience. Apparently when you turn 37, you grow a pair and finally decide what you want/need in life and finally see what is maybe not suiting you. Either well, or not at all. Or at least that is my experience presently while I reflectively type this blog.

On that note, I leave you with some very inspiring music. These pieces are simply beautiful and have been favorites mine for quite a while.

These were sort of serving as a soundtrack in the back of my head all weekend.

You know, when you finally GET IT.
Enjoy.