Best Birthday Ever

Last Wednesday was a beautiful, sunny 72 degree day. This was the first year that daylight savings time changed earlier, so the day also offered more sunlight after work than those the week prior. It was the 34th anniversary of my birth.

Tom and I played tennis, I with my new tennis racquet he surprised me with on Tuesday.

We went out to dinner at my favorite Mexican restaurant, and I was surprised by four of my friends who were waiting for us. My friends are awesome. They even pitched in and bought me a new Trek 7200 hybrid bicycle! I just picked it up last night after getting it fitted and "souped up" with things like a computer to track speed, distance, etc.

We took the bikes out for a ride today. Then we played tennis. And it was wonderful.

It's about time we learn

Each person is responsible for their own happiness.

Something isn’t best solely because it has always been done.

Change starts from within.

Identifying the best purpose for what initially seems undesirable will help us open our minds.

First and foremost, we have to be happy as individuals, alone—only then will intertwining our lives be fulfilling.

If we trust in and depend on ourselves, individually, to discover and provide for our needs and wants, we can depend on each other for support, without overburdening.