Last February, Facebook celebrated a big birthday. As a way of saying Thank You to the millions of people who use Facebook on a daily basis, they gave each of us a short – one minute – personal birthday video. A photo montage of highlights from our lives – starting from the anniversary of your FB join date. The perfect minute, set to the perfect music. They did it so tastefully.
I watched mine over and over again when it first came out. Then the excitement faded a bit and like a beloved childhood toy, it sat dusty on a shelf. Unwatched, but readily available for those days when you felt reminiscent. Or in need of a little pick-me-up.
And, I do reach for mine. I reach for it on days when I need a reminder of just how blessed I am. It’s a constant reminder of just how much I have been given in my life and how fortunate I am to be surrounded by an amazing family and dear friends.
Are you on Facebook? Do you remember the day you received your birthday video? When was the last time you dusted it off and watched it?
Today is a good day to take a moment to sit back, take a short breather, and be grateful for the many blessings that surround you every single day.
Being Margaret 
not only do I enjoy watching these, but I also enjoy the music they put with them… (y)
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I enjoyed mine and yours Margaret! 🙂 Might be time to revisit mine.
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I hadn’t known there were such things (I’ve not been on Facebook). The closest I’ve had is the WordPress yearly statistics video that shows a firework for each post during the year.
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Hmmm, Ive not seen those videos from WordPress. I hope I get the chance to see one sometime.
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Have you been on WordPress a full year? I think they come out only if you’ve been on a January-to-January stretch, but I might be mistaken.
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You can never go wrong paying attention to your blessings. Thanks for giving one more example of the magic of gratitude.
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awww….this is great. What a wonderful way to look at this. 🙂
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I enjoyed your lovely blog. Have a wonderful day. Hugs, Barbara
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