Quarter century
I've been reflecting on reaching the milestone of a quarter century, so please forgive me a moment of self-indulgence (what? On the net? On a blog?).
It occurred to me that I'm actually really pleased with what I've done with my first 25 years.
I'm bilingual.
I'm well-travelled, and I think that is important in shaping the way a person looks at the world.
I have got 2 degrees.
I became a professional singer, a big goal of mine.
I became a teacher and I'm doing a good job of it.
I can drive a car.
I've been published in several newspapers.
I think I've packed quite a variety of interesting experiences into the past 25 years and I'm pleased with where I've got to and where I'm at as a person.
Thankyou to the wonderful friends who helped me celebrate my birthday. I was really really touched by having you all come along to the park. And I was touched by the people who sent messages to say they wanted to be there but couldn't. To be honest, in the past few years, I had started to feel a bit down about my birthday, as I usually had trouble getting people together for it. I had come to the point where I was starting to ignore the event. But this year I felt really special to be loved by such an amazing wonderful group of people. I also thought what a nice bunch of friends I have. There joined together at Guyatt Park were about 10 people who I consider to be very smart, very funny and very warm, caring people. I'm proud to call you my friends. So thankyou for a such a special afternoon. And thankyou for such a splendid surprise.