tera-lee baccile
hey ginger,
you and tj gave me a birthday quote for my 25th birthday that i still have and think everyone should get, every year that they're alive. i still have the original paper that you gave me - it's pretty beat up, but still meaningful to me. it's meant so much to me over the years and i try to give it at least once to all of my friends because the message is so important. hope you have a great day, ginger!!
love, joe, tl, b and mer
"Celebrating a birthday is exalting life and being glad for it. Birthdays need to be celebrated. I think it is more important to celebrate a birthday than a successful exam, a promotion, or a victory. Because to celebrate a birthday means to say to someone: 'Thank you for being you.' Celebrating a birthday is exalting life and being glad for it. On a birthday we do not say: 'Thanks for what you did, or said, or accomplished.' No, we say: 'Thank you for being born and being among us.' On birthdays we celebrate the present. We do not complain about what happened or speculate about what will happen, but we lift someone up and let everyone say: 'We love you.' Celebrating a birthday reminds us of the goodness of life, and in this spirit we really need to celebrate people's birthdays every day, by showing gratitude, kindness, forgiveness, gentleness, and affection. These are ways of saying: 'It's good that you are alive; it's good that you are walking with me on this earth. Let's be glad and rejoice. This is the day that God has made for us to be and to be together.'" -Henri Nouwen
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Tera-Lee, That's a great quote. Thanks for re-sharing it with me. Thanks for the birthday wishes! I'm enjoying our email communication here and there in the recent year or so - hope we can continue that! Love, Ginger
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