Day 0 - It's all in the swing bud

Today is my birthday. I'm not broadcasting it anywhere but here, and I know at this time that I am the only one in the room. I've had thirty-eight trips around the sun and life is good. I'm a very fortunate person. 

Some people take the day off when their birthday lands on a workday. I am blessed with an enjoyable job and there feeling of wanderlust as I start my day. I am fortunate to have a job that affords me some time to journal.

Today is my birthday. My spouse left a beautiful hand-made coffee mug with a lovely note for me to find as she snoozed peacefully. A good way to start the day. My mother, the same early morning sort as myself, had already sent me a sunny text message wishing me a wonderful day.

Today is a day to enjoy. I will remain humble and honest to myself and those around me. In that stream of honesty I will admit... being who I want to be has been hard. I do not want to be someone who leans on vices or comforts. I am a fortunate person, and in my heart, more than anything, I feel an urge to help others find a place where they can feel fortunate also.

Today will be a day to reflect on the resent struggle, documented here, which I have engaged in to turn away from vices. Today I will reflect on how I am make the unfamiliar familiar, and the familiar unfamiliar in turn.

Feeling great.