Happy Birthday! You are another year older and wiser!

So one of my good friends blogged about it being her birthday, and no one noticing, or making any effort to make her feel like it is a day to be celebrated. (which it is!!!)
I think birthdays are one of those things that no one really knows what to do about.
Some want to be treated and pampered, some actually tell you to never even mention the day, the less people that talk to them on their birthday the better…Me?
I love my birthday, because it is a day that I have a moment to reflect on what I have done the past year, and what was good, and what was bad, and what am I going to do for myself in the next year to become a better, stronger, or smarter person.
I guess you could say I use my birthday as my New Years. I never make new years resolutions, but I do make birthday resolutions!
My past year has had many ups and downs, and I feel I have finally made the choice in my life that needed to be made probably many years ago. But I wanted so badly for things to get better, and my marriage to become what I needed. But I feel the strength in saying that I have had enough. I can not be the person I have become any longer. I have to make a personal stand. A hard trying hurtful stand. Which in the end will make me a better stronger person. I have not liked what I have become in the past few years. And this is the year! This is the birthday that I am going to give myself the option to be a different person. The one I used to be! The one who woke up, looked in the mirror and liked what she saw. I am looking forward to my next birthday to see what has happened, and what I was able to accomplish.
And I must say, I could not have done any of this with out the support of my family and friends. New and old. Thank you all so very much for just being there if I need anything!