Happy Birthday To Me!!

Tomorrow, Thursday, Vav Shevat is my hebrew birthday.

I wanted to give each person a special bracha. But since I don't know all of you personally and can't give you each your own individual bracha, I will try to give one that will apply to everyone.

Firstly, you should always feel Hashem close to you. Wherever you go, you should be able to notice all the good things that Hashem has given you and you should be able to appreciate and communicate your thanks to Hashem. You should have a happy life, filled with lots of bracha and hatzlacha wherever you go. You should find answers to all the questions you have and you should be satisfied with the answers you get.

May you be healthy all the days of your life - each part of your body should be healthy, your eyes - and you should use them to look at good things, your ears - and you should use them to listen to good things, things that are good for your neshama's growth, your brain - you should use it to think about proper things and learn more about the beauty and depth of yiddishket, your hands and feet - and use them to go to the right places and help other people and your mouth - you should use it to say things that are pure, use it to daven and connect to Hashem in the most beautiful way possible!
You should always have clarity to make the right decisions in life!
You should have parnassa always, an easy time making a living and you should always be on the giving end.
You should be able to use your time wisely. You should be able to see the specialness and beauty of Shabbos and use it as a day to connect to Hashem.
The people you know who are sick should be healed. The people you know who need shidduchim (yourself included!) should have an easy time finding their husbands, with clarity! The people you know who are far away from Hashem should come close to Him.
You should be able to use the kochos Hashem gave you to the fullest and always be an inspiration to the people around you.
You should be able to be a positive and happy person always, no matter what happens in your life!
May you be able to come close to Hashem through the good things He gave you instead of through pain.
Hashem should give you the strength to go through whatever painful things He thinks you need to go through and you should come out a stronger and better person.
You should be able to feel Hashem answering each and every tefillah you daven, you should always feel connected to Him and always feel the tremendous love He has for you!

It's very easy for me to give brachos. My last bracha is that as easy as it is for me to give the brachos, that's how easily and quickly they should come true!!

I usually send this around to my friends on their birthday, but now I want to post it here so all of you can gain from it.

This is from a book called Rabbi Avigdor Miller Speaks and the book ends off with questions people asked him and the answers he gave. The LAST one was about birthdays and what he said is really thought provoking!!

QUESTION:
What should a person think about on his birthday?

ANSWER:
He should think about a great many things. I look back at the years of my life, and I can recall so many people who passed away at young ages, nebach. I had a friend who passed away at the age of 14. I had another friend who wasn’t much older when he left the world. A person owes a great deal of gratitude to Hakadosh Baruch Hu and must thank Him profusely for allowing him to reach another birthday! Don’t make a party, just think about how indebted you are to Him. The older a person gets, the more of an obligation he has to thank Hakadosh Baruch Hu and serve Him! It’s also important to realize that time is passing you by! The wealth of time that was before you when you were young is quickly depleting! The older you get, the less time you have to accomplish in life, and there are so many things to achieve in this world. For example, you could learn on Ketzos HaChoshen every week. (this part is for the men but I decided to keep the text as it is so you can read the whole thing…) As the years go by you will become a baki, an expert in the Ketzos! Do you have any idea what kind of happiness that is? I guarantee you, it’s true happiness!
Therefore, as years go by you should take it upon yourself to try to achieve as much as you can. The happiness of life stems from the fact that it is such a wonderful opportunity to achieve.

Now, it's your turn! I was wondering if you can share some ideas on how to make my birthday special. I don't have time to daven on a regular day but if you have any suggestions for me (and for other readers to do on their birthday), please comment here!