It's My Birthday!

Another lap around the sun. Seemingly insignificant, just a small movement in the cosmos. Yet, drastically, important to those that witness it. This small world finds itself enriched by the simple fact of your continued presence within it. Your birthday is not merely to count the years, but to honour the life that has graced each one of them. You carry within you a light that neither season nor circumstance has dimmed, a warmth that reaches those fortunate enough to stand near you. It is no small thing, this quality of yours, to make the ordinary feel extraordinary, to offer kindness as naturally as breathing. On this day, which belongs entirely to you, let the hours be gentle. Let the morning arrive without demand, let the evening settle without haste. You are deserving of rest as much as you are deserving of celebration, and both, today, are yours. To my everlasting sunshine. Forever with love. Happy birthday.