Celebrate You

Mini-donuts before lunch? Absolutely.

What if your birthday served not just as a date on the calendar, but as a reminder to celebrate yourself?

That’s how mine began. I kicked off the day with a workout - one of my favorite ways to honor my health. I grabbed a free birthday perk (a tradition my daughter, the queen of free deals, passed on). And then the sweet surprise: my wife had left mini-donuts waiting on the counter. Normally I’d pass, but today I chose joy first and ate them before lunch. Why not? Life is short. Eat dessert first.

This year also marks my first birthday in 35 years outside an office. Not better, not worse - just different. A reminder that how we celebrate shifts as we move through life.

Birthdays invite us to pause. To celebrate ourselves. To celebrate with those who love us. And to celebrate with those we love.

But we don’t need to wait for the calendar. We can celebrate in small ways every day:

✨ Choosing workouts that energize us
✨ Sharing time with people who lift us up
✨ Saying yes to unexpected sweetness - in moderation 😁

For me today, it also looked like raspberries shaped into a heart on the counter. Simple, thoughtful, and the perfect reminder that celebration doesn’t need to be elaborate to be meaningful.

Fun fact: I even share this day with Mahatma Gandhi - a reminder that how we live matters as much as how we celebrate.

So today, I celebrate me. And I invite you to celebrate you.

Every day holds something worth honoring.

Create your life.
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Waypoint 338 (Y7 W26)

P.S. Today also happens to be National Leg Day. Knock out 10 squats or 20. Take care of your legs - they take you everywhere.