Thursday, February 11, 2010

For My Birthday

Today is my 31st birthday, but instead of getting gifts, I would like to give a gift to all of you.

The other day I was driving into work after dropping the Munchkin off at daycare when a song by a band called Thr.iving I.vory came on the radio called "Ang.els On the Mo.on." Right from the beginning, the lyrics caught my attention. I feel like they go right along with the purpose behind this blog, so I wanted to share them with you all. If you get the chance, I recommend finding the song and listening to it.

Do you dream, that the world will know your name
So tell me your name
And do you care, about all the little things
or anything at all?
I wanna feel, all the chemicals inside,
I wanna feel
I wanna sunburn, just to know that I'm alive
To know I'm alive
Don't tell me if I'm dying,
cause I don't wanna know
If I can't see the sun,
maybe I should go
Don't wake me cause I'm dreaming,
of angels on the moon
Where everyone you know,
never leaves too soon
Do you believe,
in the day that you were born
Tell me do you believe
And do you know that every day's the first
Of the rest of your life
Don't tell me if I'm dying,
cause I don't wanna know
If I can't see the sun,
maybe I should go
Don't wake me cause I'm dreaming,
of angels on the moon
Where everyone you know,
never leaves too soon
This is to one last day in the shadows
And to know a brother's love
This is to New York City angels
And the rivers of our blood
This is to all of us,
to all of us
So don't tell me if I'm dying,
cause I don't wanna know
If I can't see the sun, maybe I should go
Don't wake me cause I'm dreaming,
of angels on the moon
Where everyone you know,
never leaves too soon
You can tell me all your thoughts,
about the stars that fill polluted skies
And show me where you run to,
when no one's left to take your side
But don't tell me where the road ends,
cause I just don't wanna know,
No I don't wanna know
Don't tell me if I'm dying
Don't tell me if I'm dying
That song really struck a chord with me because to me it is talking about living each moment to its fullest. "Every day is the first day of the rest of your life." I can't tell you how many times I have thought that over my 31 years. Each day in my life that was important, those words literally ran through my head.
  • The morning I was driving into my first day at my first job out of college.
  • The day I met my husband.
  • The day I got married.
  • The day we brought Red home.
  • The day we moved to Texas so I could start a new job.
  • The day we bought our house.
  • The day we brought Sadie home.
  • The day I found out I was pregnant.
  • The day my daughter was born.

Every day is as important and special as we make it. Sure we all have days that are the usual bump and grind full of everything mundane, but it is what we do and look forward to in those days that make them special. I look forward to the little things every day, like going to lunch with a friend, picking the Munchkin up from daycare and seeing my husband after a long day at work, writing an exciting blog post, anything that makes it all worth living.

My gift to you is a wish that you will treat each day as if it is the first day of the rest of your life and find all of the little things that make your world go 'round.

9 comments:

Potters said...

Happy birthday. Thanks for sharling your feeling with us. I love your outlook.

Fran said...

Happy birthday my friend!! and thank you so much for posting the lyrics, they are very meaningful. Much love, Fran

Jill said...

Happy Happy Birthday!!

Life Happens said...

Happy Birthday!! Beautiful lyrics.

Noelle said...

Happy Birthday sweet thang!

That song sounds great. I will look it up!

Noelle said...

DON'T PUBLISH THIS COMMENT!

I just wanted to make sure that you knew that I posted your requested blog post a few days ago. I posted two after that so you may not have seen it, and I wanted to make sure that you knew how much I enjoyed writing it. Thank you for requesting that of me. It is so dang long, and I thought it would be very short. But I just kept writing and writing and writing, and it offered such clarity for me. So thank you so much dear friend!

Can you believe that Jake still has horseface there??? I bet that the talk is right...she will win. Yuck. You don't want her at your Target. You will have to sanitize your town. It just shows that he doesn't have much taste. Yuck.

Jaymee said...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

hope this is a wonderful year.

AnxiousMummyto3 said...

Happy birthday sweetie! What a lovely song :) I love your collection of special moments.

Suzanne said...

Happy Birthday!! What a beautiful post!