It’s my birthday today and i’m determined it will be okay. Had a shakey start but not to bad and had my presents, cards and a birthday cake in bed with my children - couldn’t ask for any more could I!

I think the more birthday wishes I get from my fellow depression fighters the better - so I’ll check this afternoon!

Steve

ps - I’m 44 for those of you who dare ask!

Oh my goodness, HAPPY BIRTHDAY STEVE.  Remember to make that wish when you’re blowing your Birthday candles out!  Have a lovely day Steve.  Birthday wishes from Helen

Just seen it’s your birthday today Steve.  Happy Birthday Mate!  Hope you’re having a good one. Will

Happy Birthday!! Did your birthday turn out to be as good as you hoped? I obviously timed my return well, just in time to wish you Happy Birthday. I’ve been a bit busy recently and haven’t had chance to write much on here recently. 44 isn’t a bad age, and if you want to try to be positive 4+4=8, which is a very lucky number for Chinese people, so hopefully it’ll be a great year for you!

Have a nice evening!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

I just love birthdays, it means you have got passed another year, a very quick year if you dont want to get any older and a very slow year if its been a tragic one.

Birthday are something to celebrate and should last more than one day.  They should be the one day you really do something selfish and be proud of that fact.  No guilt should ever be felt on a birthday, hence the wish when you blow out your candles should be just for you and that is the reason why you should tell no one your birthday wish!!!

Stephen you should be proud to be so young and have achieved so much.

With a wonderful wife and children, you are have a lot to be thankful for.  I know it has been a tough year, but a birthday represents a new year starting, a new you, a new start, or a revised new plan of action, an excuse to have a midlife crisis or a flutter or a self indulgent fantasy.

My birthday usually lasts a week.  I went to Rome for my birthday with the whole family - not too stressful I might add, I did more walking than I wanted (due to hubby who loves walking).  Me and my hubby are complete opposites but what we do love, we love together, so I walked and he talked (he doesnt normally converse until provoked) and we shared our magical experience with our son who like me hates walking.  But I had a cake and a wish and I was happy.

I hope you indulged on your birthday as I did on mine, and if you didnt, dont wait a whole year, have a post birthday day preferably for 364 days.  Make you sure you love long, smile regularly, laugh always, and appreciate, forgive, be grateful for all the people, friends around you who make you what you are and your time worthwhile.

Oh my I did get quite deep then, so on a lighter note, have a drink on my behalf [_]
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that’s me raising a glass to you on your birthday

44 is so young, of course I am saying that cos I just turned 40.  They say you are only as young as you are feeling.  Well my hubby is 30 and I feel him so I have just lost 10 years.

Congratulations to anyone having a birthday - my favourite time of any year.

Love Greenlady

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO STEEVEEE
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
YOU HAD A CAKE TOO
YOU OPENED YOUR PRESENTS
AND THE CANDLES YOU BLEW

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
ANOTHER YEAR IS THROUGH
THIS YEAR’S IS EVEN BETTER
AND EVERYTHING YOU DO

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
I WILL TELL YOU WHAT TRUE
YOU HAVE EVERYTHING TO LIVE FOR
AND EVERYTHING TO DO

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Love Greenlady

Hello Steve I can see you were on birthday yesterday and better late than never, Happy Birthday to you!!!!!!  I hope you are still celebrating and that it will be the start of a year with happiness and good health for you and your family. Regards from Cristal

I was reading that new book by Richard Bandler and every time I get a negative thought I have to tell it to F**K off . Well I have done it a couple of times and it does work wonders. He says to tell the negative thought your a liar . So when a horrid suggestion pops into my head I say your lying and tell the negative thought to go away then tell myself I am wonderful.
I also did a course on tapping and emotrance. Have you tried that . It helps me. You can find some wonderful websites about it. Or emotrance, when I have a horrid feeling say in my tummy or chest I break it up into tiny pieces and imagine it leaving my body. It’s only energy and I can move it out of me.
If I feel blue some days I can also imaging myself breathing out black soot and breathing in a beautiful golden light. Or I recall all the happiest times of my life and I have a happy thought bath. I lavish myself with as many happy thoughts as I can. If I can’t recall any happy memories I create them and dream and wish and believe I am going to be happy. Hope this helps Xx