Don't Be Afraid!

Yes, today is a Friday the 13th. Some people have anxiety over dates like this. I am here to tell you to relax!!! Fridays, first of all are always welcome. : ) Another weekend has arrived and we get to pick what it is we do with it, for the most part. Naps, walks, singing, visiting, cooking, dining out, you name it, you've got two days to do it up big!

Secondly, stop and think a minute. Have you personally ever had a truly bad experience on a Friday the 13th? Chances are you haven't, but you feel like it might happen this time, right? Well, then think of something good that happened on a Friday the 13th. You don't tend to notice those!

In my family, today is a good day. My first baby boy was born on a Friday the 13th in June 1975. He was a morning delivery, very uneventful and the healthiest kid you could ever ask for. My second son was born on Tuesday the 10th which was 3 days ahead of, you guessed it, Friday the 13th. He is a kind, sweet person who has a smile that lights up his face and yours. My third son was born on Monday the 16th, after a Friday the 13th. He was born in an hour and a half and is a talented artist and musician.

So, three wonderful things have happened in my life. And these fell on, or within 3 days of, a Friday the 13th. So, I am a disbeliever in the superstition that this is a bad day. I would like to start a new tradition! Friday the 13th is a great day. It is a day of new beginnings and a day of entering a new era full of love and joy.

Care to join me?