Speakin' of BIRTHDAYS..................................
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youngrunner
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 Posted: 03/25/05 - 18:51 Post subject:
 
Happy birthday to yooooou
Happy bithday to yoooou
Happy birthday dear Genie
Happy birthdaaaay toooo yooou!
No, I'm not saying that you are a banana.
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crazyfrog
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Posted: 03/26/05 - 00:33 Post subject:
 happy birthday! i hope you have an awesome day. im so happy for you to be starting your new career and a new page in your life on such a positive note.
you, my dear, rock!
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AlexFilides
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Posted: 03/26/05 - 00:37 Post subject:
Happy Birthday Genie!
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Noley
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Posted: 03/26/05 - 11:17 Post subject:
Happy 40th Birthday Genie!
I hope you have a good one!
RELAX!
HAVE FUN!
CHEERS!
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phillycat
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Posted: 03/26/05 - 20:37 Post subject:
HAPPY B-DAY GENIE!!!
Hope this year is a good one for you! 
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TimRuns
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Posted: 03/26/05 - 20:44 Post subject:
Happy Birthday Genie!
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kristin31
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Posted: 03/27/05 - 12:40 Post subject:
Happy Birthday to my twin sis, who happens to be one of the smartest, nicest, most beautiful people on the planet!!!
I wish you the best of luck with your new job and the new year ahead of you!!!!You ROCK!!!!!
(There's a care package on the way. Included is a miniature Keys person who will drink rum straight from the bottle, pass out in your marigolds, and cuss at you. I thought you'd be delighted.  )
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genie
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Posted: 03/27/05 - 15:38 Post subject:
 Kristin! As long as I can get him to clean my bathrooms, he can pass out wherever he likes. Thank you all so much for your well wishes, PMs and other greetings. It means a lot to me to be able to share this with you guys, even if only virtually (and in person with the Posse last weekend). I was going to wait to do this tomorrow but I've been doing a lot of reflecting today since it's quiet here. Bonus is, you won't have to go through this again for another 10 years 
I've been thinking a lot about turning 40 over the last year or so and today I can say my attitude is very different than it was then, and even more so than it was when I turned 30. I was a complete train wreck back then, honestly hoping I didn't live to see 40 because I feared it would be even worse. I drank too much, smoked too much pot, graduated from college NOT wanting to have anything to do with my major and having no clue what I did want to do, was still battling an eating disorder that I had fought through most of my 20's, and was diagnosed with a chronic illness that would change my life in ways I never imagined. I now can see that getting sick probably saved my life, as bizarre as that sounds, but at the time all I saw was the death of the person I had been. I didn't realize that was actually a blessing until very recently.
10 years and a lot of work later, I am a totally different person. For the first time ever, I wake up every morning thinking how I can't wait to get to work today. I'm blessed with the ability, as Noley said in the faith post, to touch people's lives every single day and that is something I've always wanted. I am surrounded by a group of amazing, inspiring, loving friends who have supported me no matter what difficulty I caused for myself, put up with my moods, (even the b!tchy ones), made me laugh (and cry, like today about 5 times  ), held my hand and let me cry, and encouraged me to fight daily the beliefs I've held inside for most of my life: that I wasn't a good person, I didn't deserve to be happy or have anyone really care about me. There aren't words to express the gratitude I feel toward them.  I've found my faith again, although I'm learning it was really there all the time and just needed to be coaxed out of hiding, and found acceptance among a new "family" of people who welcomed me back to our church with open arms despite my swearing I'd never go back.
Today I really am ready to close the door on the past and move forward with anticipation toward all the excitement that life holds in the next 40. I really never thought I'd get here, but I did. And for the first time ever in my life, I actually am starting to believe I deserve to be where I am today and I am so grateful for all the blessings I have in my life, especially the inner peace I've chased externally for many years, not realizing it was there all along. If I could give one gift to everyone I know, it would be to feel as good as I feel right now every day of their lives.
Thanks for letting me share. 
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Foo Bar
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Posted: 03/27/05 - 16:27 Post subject:
Happy birthday  Go for it for the next 40:)
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xsPrINT_old
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Posted: 03/27/05 - 16:39 Post subject:
I'm new here but you seem cool. Happy birthday genie! 
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Cappy
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Posted: 03/27/05 - 17:28 Post subject:
| xsPrINT wrote: | | I'm new here but you seem cool. Happy birthday genie! |
A couple more months and you will change your tune 
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