This is my birthday week.
And it’s not just any birthday, it’s one of those birthdays that is attached to a superlative -- a banner, landmark, milestone birthday.
On August 13, a birth day I share with Fidel Castro (although THAT deserves its own separate headline!), I will turn 60.
I was sharing my thoughts on this with my remarkable 89-year-old mom, who as usual, had an insightful suggestion. Instead of rolling my eyes and moaning about the idea of being 60, she said, take the time to write down a list of my blessings.
“¡Ya verás que tu lista de bendiciones va a ser mucho más larga que tus años!”
So here is my list. And because 60 is such a HUGE number, I have tried to keep each to one word—with a few exceptions. Also, I decided that listing the 22 members of my Tribe individually would be, well, cheating.
My SIXTY blessings, in no specific order:
1. My faith
2. Culture
3. Cuba
4. Caribbean
5. Music
6. Being woman
7. Mother Mary
8. Parents
9. Refugee / immigrant
10. Health
11. Family together
12. Heart
13. Humor
14. Michael
15. Intuition
16. Saints
17. touch
18. Color
19. Perspective
20. Nature
21. Walking
22. Camino de Santiago
23. Singing
24. Old friends
25. beauty
26. Technology
27. service
28. brother
29. Writing
30. Prayer
31. Silence
32. My Grands
33. My Awesome Foursome
34. Motherhood
35. Playfulness
36. Dancing
37. Grandmothering
38. Creating
39. Traveling
40. Home
41. My body, as is
42. Women in my life
43. Food
44. Desire to be real
45. cooking
46. flowers/planting
47. art
48. hugs
49. poetry
50. ocean/beach
51. sunshine
52. moon
53. photos/images
54. holy examples
55. laughter
56. washing machines
57. animal companions
58. breath
59. surprises
60. being alive to celebrate 60!
Mami was right, of course.
The correct title should not be, “My 60 blessings,” but rather, “Sixty of my blessings”! ❤
Wonderful and blessed birthday.
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