I hope I am not the only one just finding out that the old-time “Happy Birthday Song” has a verse ?👀 It does actually.

It reads: From good friends

and old friends and new

May good luck go with you

And Happiness too🎵

Great lines. It screams that there are two great ingredients for your birthday: Friends and Happiness. So let's rewind. My birthdays are anything but this. 
Because growing up, I was a petite girl who always wore a frown😩... Yes on every single day including my birthdays. There was no particular reason for this. 
As a teen, If melancholy was a person, then it would be me. I loved to be alone in my world and subsequently, it led me to losing all my friends. When I was turning 15 I almost cursed birthdays... No friends... No birthday wishes... No nothing. I only sat in my living room sadly engrossed in a novel.  While reading the book I came across a statement which reads: You have no friends because you built walls instead of bridges. It felt like nature was mocking me. I had a solemn moment for a deep thought and I made a new resolve
Fast forward to this day. I am a year older todayyyyyyyy and this birthday is a total contrast to the past ones.Of course, I will read a book today but not with sad feelings rather with all the joy that wells in my belly right now.

In case you are wondering, my height is still as brief as the word June🫠 but I now wear big smiles.

My walls have been brought down and made to become bridges…Yes I am celebrated as I celebrate because I am surrounded with gifts in human form.

Happy Birthday Meeeeee🌹😙

From good friends

and old friends and new

May good luck go with me

And Happiness too🎵