It’s Monday morning and I’m a little late in getting this
post to you but I have a great excuse. It was my birthday weekend and I am
still basking in the glow of love and laughter.
But let’s back up for a second here. I also had a great session with my business
coach on Friday and part of the discussion was about asking the Universe to
give me signs that I’m doing okay. This
is why I love my business coach… we don’t just stick to the bottom line, we
delve into all manner of creative business practices.
So interwoven throughout my birthday weekend was a myriad of
signs that delighted me.
My day began with a 7:30 a.m. meeting in the driveway, in
the rain, with Karen and her 5-year-old son who was dressed as Batman. We loaded her car with our music gear and
headed into town, as we were to be part of the West Vancouver Community Day
Parade. On the way in, Batman and I
worked hard to make the clouds move over to the right hand side of the sky so
the sun would shine. We didn’t want
anyone to rain on our parade! It
worked. We hopped on the back of a
pick-up truck, plugged in our mics, and sang to the community. At one point, Karen enlisted the crowd to
sing Happy Birthday to me. That was a
pretty cool moment.
On our way back to the car after the parade was over, we
walked along the bike path. Although I
don’t have a bike, I said I loved to ride and that I should look for one so we
could all go together.
Next it was off on an adventure with my friend Stephanie,
who delighted me with a gift bag of lovely items that mean a lot to me. We enjoyed
a nourishing lunch at The Naam. We had
meaningful conversation and both of us felt heard and healed by what was
expressed. Part of the dialog was around
body image and my current working with that.
I excused myself to use the loo and when I walked in, the graffiti on
the paper dispenser read “every body is beautiful”. Not everybody, every body.
Then it was back home to get ready for my dinner date. He was the same handsome young man who I had
paraded with earlier that morning. We
met in front of the cabin where he was standing by a bike (with his Mom and a
friend). It had mysteriously appeared up
against my garage door with a “free” sign on it. We were all astounded at how quickly my wish
for a bike had been granted.
Dinner included a decadent cake and as the waiter approached
with it, lit up with candles of course, Karen got the packed house to sing
Happy Birthday to me. It was great! And
my date held my hand as we walked home.
It was touchingly sweet.
Yesterday was fantastic too… brunch with family and friends
at The Flying Pig in Gastown. Our
appetizer was the best French toast I have ever tasted. Yes. I
said appetizer. The main event was one
of my faves – smoked salmon eggs benny.
I could hardly move after that.
The rest of the day saw me lazing in the sun with my son and
his girlfriend. Then a late-afternoon
visit to a nearby patio for a birthday libation. We had a great time, and talked about things
that really matter to us. Dinner
followed, and then I was dropped off back at home, which by then had three
fresh bouquets of flowers wafting their fragrances throughout my little nest.
And to top it all off, as I enjoyed a movie with my roomie,
a little mosquito buzz-bombed me and I knew Dunc was with me too.
It was a very happy birthday. Thank you all for your part in it!
Branded by more love than I can imagine…
Buns
P.S. If you are ever
thinking about hiring a business coach, I highly recommend mine. www.coachjanetwright.com
If you want to eat a healthy vegetarian meal go here: http://thenaam.com
If you want to thoroughly pig out for brunch go here: http://theflyingpigvan.com
If you want to have an entire restaurant sing to you while
you enjoy really creative food try: http://oliveandanchor.com
And, if you want, like me, to just sit back and savour
remembering those sunny days, listen to this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxwNkY0-vUw
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