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Mindful Monday

  • Catherine Addor
  • Nov 17
  • 1 min read

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Mindful Monday: Birthday Weekends


Birthday weekends have a way of slowing life down just enough for us to notice what matters. They’re part celebration, part reflection, and part quiet realization that another year has shaped us in ways we didn’t always see in the moment.


Between the plans, the messages, and the candles, there’s usually a pause, a moment where we ask ourselves:


  • Who did I become this year?

  • What did I carry that I can finally put down?

  • What do I want more of as I step into this next chapter?


A birthday doesn’t need to be a reset; it can be a checkpoint. Not “Did I accomplish everything?” but “What deserves more space in my life now?”


  • More connection.

  • More alignment.

  • More joy that feels unscripted.

  • More permission to grow at your own pace.


As you begin this week, try a simple birthday-week ritual, no matter when your birthday falls:


  1. Name three things from the past year that strengthened you.

  2. Choose one small action this week that your future self will nod at with gratitude.


Mindful Monday reminder: You’re not starting over with each birthday. You’re building forward from every lesson, every laugh, every moment that shaped you.


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