Friday
Today was the day…
I completed my 57th rotation of the sun. Just hanging out on planet earth, with no effort, the cycle turns. I don’t drive it. I don’t power it. I just keep breathing and the earth keeps turning. Next thing I know, it’s been another trip around the sun.
I’m grateful for my birthday. I think of them as runs in a game of cricket. Round numbers are important. You get to 40 and hope for 50. When you get to 50, at least you made your half century. From then on, every 10 makes up a solid innings. I’m on 57 now, just three away from 60. Sixty is a useful contribution to any game of cricket. A player would have put the work in to get there. Imagine Mike is 70. He’s really contributed and had a fulfilling innings. 57 is great. With this opinion and attitude, no wonder I don’t mind getting older.
Today I sort of took the afternoon off. I was tempted to go for a second swim this afternoon but chose to sit quietly on my rocking chair and I did some reading of Lewis Pugh’s book. He says inspirational challenging things like: “quitting is a dangerous thing to do, because it can easily become a habit.” He was successful in his first swim across the English channel in 1992 when he was not yet 23. He made it. It was a grueling 14 and a half hour test of persistence and tenacity. There was no space for quitting.
I’m not ever going to be an endurance swimmer but I do enjoy reading about his amazing water feats.
Mike made me a birthday card. He is so artistically talented.
And inside…
We had a birthday breakfast out at Chalk & Cheese. I had a video call with the Swellendam family who are visiting soon! And David came for cupcakes and coffee. He bought coffee mugs, which are really nice.
I got work done, I had some down time and a lovely dinner awaits.
(Oh also, we got the Air Bnb booked for New Year. I’m really happy about that!)
A good 57th birthday.
Psalm 146:5
Blessed are those whose help is in the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord their God.
The best is yet to come – we are only passing through.
Keep the smile going.
God bless you.
In His Grip,
Helga xx 🙂