Are birthdays important to you?
Today is mine but I'm just going out to dinner with family. No big celebration
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Starcrossed · 41-45, F
They are to me. I think it's nice to pause and honor an individual at least once a year [and what better opportunity than one's birth anniversary].
So many of us live with depression and sadness feel alone and unloved - when it simply isn't true.
It's sad that often the only event that truly brings people together for a loved one is attending their funeral.
With our busy lives, the opportunity to bring together friends under more joyous circumstances is much needed for everyone.
I say this fresh from attending another probable suicide funeral of a dear old friend whom I don't know a single person who didn't adore him. It was so great to connect with people I hadn't seen in years, but he should have been there too. It shouldn't have been because we lost him.
So many of us live with depression and sadness feel alone and unloved - when it simply isn't true.
It's sad that often the only event that truly brings people together for a loved one is attending their funeral.
With our busy lives, the opportunity to bring together friends under more joyous circumstances is much needed for everyone.
I say this fresh from attending another probable suicide funeral of a dear old friend whom I don't know a single person who didn't adore him. It was so great to connect with people I hadn't seen in years, but he should have been there too. It shouldn't have been because we lost him.