Tomorrow is the big day. I turn 43.  Seems impossible. After all, I still remember when that sounded OLD! For that matter, I remember when that seemed entirely unlikely.

But you know what, I may be getting older by number. But I am not going to get old any time soon. I am becoming 43 in the best physical health of my life. My level of fitness exceeds that of my teens. And my emotional/spiritual health is surging as well. And the best part of it all, is that I know it is only going to get better.

At 43 years old, I am in the midst of a re-invention; a new beginning; a complete restoration. It’s out with the old, in with the new. It’s the end of a season of insecurities and fears that have held me back. It is the end of self doubt and uncertainty. It is the re-birth of creativity, passion, determination, ceaseless hope. It is the beginning of ultimate strength and wellness. It is the beginning of the true, real, whole ME!

I am beginning my 43rd year feeling the breath of new life, the joy of hope, the warmth of new love and passion. I am blessed and I am expecting blessings!!

There will be little fanfare tomorrow and that is just as I want it. I want to bask in the simplicity of a day filled with hope and expectation. I just want to believe for good things to come. I want to walk the road before me with a sense of joy, knowing that I am loved, that I have a purpose and plan for my life. That will be enough for me tomorrow.

As for a specific birthday wish. Well I think my buddy Brenden John Kelly said it best.  ”I believe the more you BELIEVE in yourself – the more the ‘impossible’ becomes the ‘inevitable’. That is my goal for this year. To believe in myself, the uniquely created me,  so much so that the seemingly impossible becomes the probable.