On your birthday, how do you like to be cherished?

Daily | November 20th, 2008 by Danielle LaPorte

“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.” Dr. Seuss

Carrie says: A tropical holiday with my husband: rest, read and romp.

Danielle says: I’m turning 40 this coming May 25 (go ahead, feel free to mark your calendars, I loove brithdays). I plan to be in Paris, buzzed on vodka and high on the art. Vive la 40!

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Kristin_The_Goat 11/20/2008 07:57 AM 2 points
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I usually like to have some acknowledgment in the morning, start the day off with a smile! But pretty much, I just really want to have a great day. Good food, friends, chatting on the phone with the well wishers. My husband took me to Chicago a few times for my birthday, when we lived a little closer - staying at The Drake and shopping the Miracle Mile was always lots of fun.

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Chantal 11/20/2008 07:57 AM 1 point
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I believe your birthday is your personal New Year. Whatever you do on your birthday represents things that will happen in the next year. So, I make sure I do a little bit of everything; celebrate, eat my favorite foods, paint, give presents to my friends (a tradition), dance and love.

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DanielleLaPorte 11/20/2008 10:17 AM 1 point
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ditto - I think birthdays are a big deal. And that the beginning of your 'new year' is an opportunity to set some intentions and set the tone for the year to come. So friends, chocolate, reflection, dancing - always a good to weave into your b'day!

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lifecoachsandy 11/20/2008 09:11 AM 1 point
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I love planning my birthday parties. I believe strongly in opportunities to celebrate and express gratitude. Danielle, happy almost 40th. For my 40th, I kicked out my children and husband and had a sleepover party with my closest friends. Total strangers, I was nervous that it might have been awkward, but it was so much fun. We made personal pizzas, a mosaic craft project, and I opened really funny presents. What bound us all was laughter, in spite of the perils we were all facing, everyone left their "stuff" at the door and let their hair down to laugh. There is nothing more connecting than laughter. Celebrate!!!!

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Suzyn 11/20/2008 10:04 AM 1 point
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My husband has this crazy idea that presents should be given at dinner. ha! I like to be woken up with a big pile of presents right on the bed!
I also always take time on my birthday to write in my journal for a good long while. I try to cover my whole life at that moment - where I am, what I'm doing, how I feel about it, what's foremost in my mind.

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Linda Borland-Fitzgerald 11/20/2008 01:28 PM 1 point
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Suzyn,

Great idea, to mark your life's progress annually on your Birth Day. It simplifies things. Imagine, reading your first Birth Day journal entry AND your last, on what turns out to be the last one. It just might inspire one to live fully, so you have no regrets... thanks for sharing that one. I have trouble making the time to write daily so I don't but annually is doable.

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Linda Borland-Fitzgerald 11/20/2008 10:14 AM 1 point
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I like to be worshiped close up and from afar... then showered with gifts and accolades of "You're HOW old? Noooo way."

My dream birthday would be to wake up skinny for the rest of my life. But, in lieu of that dream, how about Paris in June, for this cool Gemini?!!

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donna 11/20/2008 10:16 AM 1 point
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I'd love to be woken up by my husband and kissed one time for each year I am old, and with each kiss given a reason why I am so loved and needed Breaskfast in bed would be wonderful served with champagne and a lovely card that has my schedule for the day in it. It would have to include at least a half day at the spa and dinner and dancing.

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Lori_from_Texas 11/20/2008 10:36 AM 1 point
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I tend to shy from the limelight. Since I've been an adult, I get embarrassed about special attention on my birthday from anyone besides my family. HOWEVER, my 40th is coming December 18 and I have invited 4 favorite girlfriends to celebrate with cheese & chocolate at a fondue restaurant. As party favors, I am giving issues of Seventeen Magazine that I have saved since the 80's. I'm looking forward to being cherished by dear friends with their laughter and good company.

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Rebecca Gaffney 11/20/2008 10:55 AM 1 point
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Drinking White Star or Perrier-Jouet champagne and dancing until the dawn with my most lively friends. That's a perfect birthday for me.

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K. 11/20/2008 11:27 AM 1 point
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Besides lots of love, kisses and friendly, warm wishes from my loved ones, I love glamorous, festive, long, HUGE dinners at really beautiful but relaxed restaurants -- with everything from appetizers to champagne to dessert to aperitifs! And of course, all of my favorite people in the world there, with great conversation, stories, laughter and all-around joy.

On a more personal note, I like to "cherish" me on my birthday by figuring out my solar return astrological chart (why not?) Even if I don't 'agree' with it, it starts me thinking about what I want for my next year in life, and how I can go about creating that.

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TG Polynice 11/20/2008 11:30 AM 1 point
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I love small intimate dinner parties for my birthdays. Enjoying a delicious home cooked meal with close friends and family. Sipping a glass of red wine, having poetry readings, listening to my little sister play the piano and of course, lots and lots of gifts!!!!!

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writework 11/20/2008 11:31 AM 1 point
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I love my family tradition of waking up the birthday person with a muffin, candle, and the happy birthday song. That said, people don't usually do it for me, probably because I'm the first one up. I like the idea of celebrating your own personal New Year's Day, and doing things you want to do more of in the year to come.

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MoJo 11/20/2008 11:41 AM 1 point
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For some reason birthdays have always been extremely precious and private for me. I love the cards and phone calls with wishes for the coming year, but ever since I've been 'out on my own' my favorite thing to do is have a relaxing day doing whatever I feel like, alone, and an amazing dinner with one person who I most want to share time with. Parties give me indigestion. My 40th is the next b-day for me too - I really hope I can manage an extra special treat with my hubby (like NYC or the honeymoon we have yet to take...)

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Caroline Shannon 11/20/2008 12:12 PM 1 point
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I just want to be surrounded by love, love, love! When I was younger, -- and I think most of us have experienced this -- I did not understand this concept as much as I did presents and cake. But as I have gotten older, I have realized that all I really want is to be surrounded by the people I love. And, hey, a little something is A-OK, too. (-;

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Susie Hutchinson 11/20/2008 12:16 PM 1 point
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I like to have time alone to reflect on my life, and make plans for the upcoming year. I don't care about New Year's Eve, I care about MY new year.

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Storyteller 11/20/2008 12:24 PM 1 point
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Danielle, we're twins! I was hoping to head to Italy, my family has a villa just outside Rome. I haven't been since I was eleven. I was hoping to go by myself for a week and then have my family join me - as alone time is as precious rare as diamonds these days.

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candylee 11/20/2008 12:27 PM 1 point
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On my birthday I love hugs, text messages, and a big dinner with friends. A particularly memorable birthday was when a few friends surprised me with a homemade cake (these are friends who can barely boil water). The cake tasted like crap, but the love was there!

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verysheri 11/20/2008 01:09 PM 1 point
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I like a grand celebration - making a spectacle of myself and friends. That's why for 13 years we've gone themed costume bowling in Seattle. This year, being the last of my 30's, I wanted to break from tradition so I spent my birthday in Las Vegas this past weekend. Again dressing up with feathers, lashes, big hair, etc. Drinking Champagne, having a luxurious meal, gambling and debauchery!

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Kaiulani 11/20/2008 01:44 PM 1 point
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I like to be in another country when it is my birthday, especially for a milestone one. For my 40th last year I was on an African Safari. I feel birthdays are a time to reflect on the past year and make any improvements for the next one.

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Daniel Gibbons 11/20/2008 01:46 PM 1 point
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Well, it actually is my birthday next week and my wife and I are going out for our first date since our daughter was born 16 months ago! That says it all really...

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Stephy 11/20/2008 02:11 PM 1 point
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I like getting a phone call from my mom at 2:16am (the time I was born). It's as much her day as it is mine. We talk about what she was feeling, thinking in the hours before and after my birth. Then I get waken around 8am(before everyone leaves the house for the day) for presents and cake. Then I spend the day with family and friends. Laughing, watching favorite movies, shopping... No worries, no work, just happy!

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On your birthday, how do you like to be cherished?

“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.” Dr. Seuss

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