At the beginning of 2017, I wrote
in the first page of my planner "Claiming that this year will be a
year of bounty". Days went by and my life is filled with petty
and huge blessings, though there are frustrations, failures, problems, and
hardships. Fast forward to today, it's kinda overwhelming that I am blessed
beyond what I prayed for. The year will soon be over. Pero October pa lang, ang
breakthroughs, back to back to back na! My 23rd birthday is one of those
breakthroughs that I will always be thankful to the Lord.
You won't hear any whining here
about getting a year older. I am embracing 23 with open arms and am grateful
for each day on this world. I don't fear or mind getting older, probably in large
part, because I know that there are more ahead beyond this life. I thank God
for the joy and lessons that God puts in my life in the meanwhile.
Not having been able to think of
any concrete plans to celebrate my 23rd birthday, my church buddies organized a
party five days before my birthday. I'm not gonna lie and say I'm 100%
clueless. But, yeah, you can really never be ready for a surprise. Hehe. This
is how the first celebration of my birthday started.
October 13, 2017,
Friday, Audit Team's Strategic Planning and my
23rd birthday. Swerte ng mga katrabaho ko kasi sila ang pinakamatagal
na nakasama ko sa mismong araw ng birthday ko. It was a sunny Friday and
the universe is favoring my birthday! HAHA. Our strategic
planning was scheduled in Tagaytay that day. So we have two
things to do: to plan and to celebrate. Yay!
My team had a little
surprise for me (may pa-cake si Mayor!) They've been keeping the cake and
their gifts hidden inside the car for me to not notice. Their surprise
went well. Di lang obvious pero ang saya ko talaga. Haha. Making a
surprise instead of just giving gifts is actually 10x more remarkable.
Few hours before my birthday
ends, we got stuck in the traffic... it's raining cats and dogs... we ran
out of gas... we're all tired and sleepy... the curse of
"friday the 13th" just came out. Haha. Kaya para di ako ma-stress,
natulog na lang ako on our way home. There are a lot of beautiful things
that has happened, anyway. I was able to go home by 11PM.
Third and last celebration is
with my family at home. Simple yet happy. We just went to church
and eat at home together. Time is precious when you are with the people closest
to your heart. Indeed, family is everything! No more cheesy lines. But oh,
wala kaming pictures. lol
One of the things I learned in
life is that we need people. We need friends. We need somebody. But unfortunately,
as we age, people in our lives get lesser and lesser. But there's a good thing about this: those that remain are the genuine ones. At this point in my life, I think I am
with those genuine people. Looking at all these grand
gestures of friendship, kindness, and love makes me really wonder what I
ever did to deserve all these. I've always thank the Lord for making these
people a part of my life.
I'm blessed, indeed! When you have something good, don't go looking around for something better. Have an attitude of gratitude, always.
I'm blessed, indeed! When you have something good, don't go looking around for something better. Have an attitude of gratitude, always.
With all the happiness that I am
feeling right now, I would like to express my sincere gratitude and thanks to everyone who remembered my birthday and spare
a little of their time and effort to greet me (not just those featured in
this blog). Love y'all with the love of the Lord.
xoxo,
Lou ♥
