Happy Birthday!

After sampling a few of the plethora of apps available on Facebook I’ve made the conscious choice to only install and keep a manageable few and only choose the ones that feel aligned with Living on Purpose. I am enjoying the Farmville Life as I find in it a way to stay connected to nature in those times when I am doing the work that brings me inside from the outdoors. Within participating in the game of Farmville an additional and perhaps unintended connection is made.



There is a wonderful glitch in the system between Facebook, Farmville and my Blackberry that I truly hope they do not fix. Whenever one of my fellow farmers and Farmville neighbors posts a gift on my wall the Facebook/Zynga game system sends an alert to my email where the subject line reads something like “Farmer Joanne posted a gift on your wall ...” while on the Blackberry/Facebook connection the subject line in the alert reads “Happy Birthday …”.

This really confused me several months ago when it first started happening as it wasn’t my birthday at all. I couldn’t understand why in October and November I was getting all of these “Happy Birthday” messages on my phone. My birthday was in September. As I started connecting the dots I began to observe that the “Happy Birthday” messages only came from people who had also posted a birthday wish on my wall on my official birthday.

Through daily Farmville Happy Birthday alerts I was reconnected to those who celebrated me with me on the anniversary of the day of my birth. Through these daily connections I then began to awaken to something deeper … that EVERY day can not only carry the message of a birthday it can also bring the gifts of a birthday. Each day holds the possibility of being a RE-Birthday if I am simply willing to allow it to be. I can choose to celebrate my Self and be RE-Birthed each and every morning when I awaken to the blank canvas of a new day ... and ... whether they intend to be or not my Farmville friends are right there celebrating with me.

The glitch in the system is becoming less consistent and the Farmville/Blackberry alert subject lines are changing a bit so it’s possible that these daily “Happy Birthday” wishes will come to an end soon. I almost don’t want to share the details of the glitch publicly lest I call attention to it as a software bug that goes on a list of things that require a patch. I’d like things to stay just as they are in this regard, thank you!

I am grateful for the daily “Happy Birthday” wishes from my sisters and brothers, Farmville Farmers, Neighbors and Friends. My connection with you is assisting me in my choice to Live my Life on Purpose. It is my birthday wish that sharing the details of a “Happy Birthday” system glitch honors and acknowledges my appreciation for the gifts YOU in my life

Happy Birthday to YOU!

With much love,
Lisa