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A
Season to Celebrate Your Ultimate Gift... You
by Dr.
Dorene Lehavi Ph.D.
I love birthdays.
Your birthday means you are alive for another year and you
have the hope and anticipation of the next one. Each year
that we are alive we are being given the chance to be more,
to learn, grow, expand, deepen relationships, and to enrich
ourselves. New challenges await us. And each of us has our
own unique journey.
For
the past few years I've adopted the idea that a day of celebrating
something so awesome as my life is not sufficient enough
so I created the practice of celebrating my birth month.
I have also made the whole fall season an addendum to my
Oct. 30th birthday. When October rolls around, the anticipation
of celebration begins.
Here
are the things I do all month:
- take
stock of where I've been
- make
some plans for the coming year
- decide
on the type of celebration I want
- get
the calendar filled with friends and family members who
want to celebrate with me
- plan
on buying myself something; sometimes a small thing, other
times big
- Pumpkins.
I love anything pumpkin. I know my birthday is near when
IHOP brings back their pumpkin pancakes and Starbucks'
pumpkin spice latte appears. The rest of the year I am
a true chocoholic, but given the choice, in my short season,
I will go with the pumpkin!
This
year was a giant birthday for me. On Oct. 30, 2005, my chronological
age became 65. Many say, especially if you are a woman,
you should not tell your age. I don't agree. For me the
number is a badge to wear proudly.
First
of all, I, like everyone else, have many ages. I look one
age, feel another, and act another. All are legitimate.
My chronological age is older than all of them, but it means
a lot. It means that I have experienced 65 years of life.
It
means I learned a lot. It means that I don't worry the small
things and speak my mind more freely. It means I have more
self-confidence and more humility. I believe I am wiser,
but am also more aware of the limits of my knowledge.
I know the
difference between true knowledge and information overload.
I am more spiritual and more intent than ever to enjoy my
life. I count my blessings with a greater appreciation than
when I was younger. I resolve to do better and I concentrate
on what is really important.
Ok, my birthday
has now passed. My October is gone for another year and
I am left with the colorful fall season and the holiday
feelings that will carry through to the end of the year
culminating and beginning anew on Jan. 1, 2006.
I hope I
can inspire you no matter where your birthday/month falls
on the calendar to find the good parts of yourself and strengthen
those. Be kind to yourself and value each day of your life.
We only have a short time down here to learn about ourselves,
share our gifts, and leave our legacy.
I want to
share my season with all of you by inviting you to appreciate
yourself and those around you. My warmest wishes to you
for the season of renewal, celebration and starting anew.
To
Your Success,
Dr. Dorene Lehavi,
Ph.D.,
Master Coach
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