Don’t Let Happy Birthday Bother You

Happy Birthday Need Not Be a Downer

Sure we know how old we are but lingering on the thought of it may not be a good thing for us to do. We all approach the aging process in different ways if its of know concern to you then consider yourself lucky and get back to having a happy life. For those of you who do think about it and it always at some level leaves you feeling uncomfortable or perhaps even fearful maybe my following thoughts maybe of help to you.

My Thoughts are from Real Life

First of all my thoughts are not generated from reading books of accounts of those who have been bothered by aging, your going to receive the real thing from the horses mouth because its from me and I’ve been through it in real life.

My Bother Some Year

Sixty was my moment of awakening concerning the sometime very disturbing reality of growing older and the affect it had on me. And here’s how I handled it.

Its Happy Dons Day

Today when my celebration of being born comes around everyone that knows me says Happy Dons Day and here’s why this all happens. At some point in my aging process and I don’t remember exactly when I with positive input for my lovely wife decided that birthdays were out and replaced same with Dons Day. So when growing older day comes around for me most that know me or about me extend a positive kindness to me on that day and say to me not happy birthday but rather Happy Dons Day.

Little Changes Can Change Alot

And I never cease to be amazed how modest changes in ones life can have such a significant change in how we feel about things. And I’m not the only person who moves away from the norm, makes adjustments and then enjoys the joys of living better then they did before.

Other Share Their Changes

Invariably when new entities receive my proclamation that birthdays are out and Dons Day is in they don’t hesitate to mention similar approaches in how they deal better with the aging of the human experience.

A Small Better is Better Then Nothing

No it doesn’t change the reality but it does cast it in a different light and maybe, just maybe you’ll deal with it better and not see it for a bad thing, but rather a day that brings wellness from those who find comfort in hearing your voice and hearing your voice always makes them feel better.

So here’s to your special day and maybe a new birthday name your courting on this day.


Don L. Terrill

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