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What does it mean?
Do you count the birthdays with gratitude?
In plain terms
Appreciate each year of life.
What can you take from it?
Be thankful for lived years.

Where it applies

  • birthday parties
  • personal journaling
  • anniversary reflections

Putting it to work

  • write a gratitude list each year
  • share thanks with loved ones

Questions to consider

  • How often do you reflect on your age?
  • What does gratitude mean to you?

Another view

The phrasing is ambiguous and may be interpreted as rhetorical.

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