How we celebrate, why we celebrate and If we celebrate are also details unique to each of us. I just finished a thought provoking book, How to Have a Happy Birthday Create Meaning, Fulfillment and Joy on Your Special Day by Tamar Hurwitz-Fleming. I was offered the chance to read and review this great book. It's available in Audio, Kindle, Paperback and Hard Cover from Amazon.com.
If you've ever experienced the Best birthday, the absolute Worst birthday, and many others in between with a whole variety of circumstances and emotions, this will be a great read! Tamar shares her own experiences as well as those from friends, family, colleagues and even strangers she interviewed. I can relate to several instances along the spectrum from the best to worst and in between.
She shares this book with others in hopes that they will be able to take charge and be responsible for their own birthday experiences. Tamar urges others to "take ownership of your birthday to ensure you have the best possible day. Let yourself be happy and you’ll see how happy your birthday can be!"
It all seems simple enough, but I know all too well that unless I take charge of it, the daya can go off the rails, be disappointing, not measure up to my hopes and dreams, and I will have allowed myself to be obsessed with perfectionism. The book is filled with great ideas for self-care that can extend far beyond the one day to celebrate You!
I have a few months before my next birthday, and I'm glad I read this book and have time to change my attitude and hopefully have much better birthdays in my future. For each of you, I have the some hope. Happy Birthday!
P.S. Make someone else's birthday special and gift them a copy.
First published on TheNursingSite.com by Kathy Quan RN BSN PHN
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