How many times have you made a wish blowing out your birthday candles?

Like many who celebrate birthdays with cake and candles, I bet I have made all of my birthday wishes go up in smoke when the candles were blown out. I never gave any thought to making my wish come true via my own effort.

I mean that’s what a wish is right? Something you think to yourself and keep secret from everyone and just hope it comes true!

Call me a little late to the party- again! It finally occurs to me that a birthday wish is an un-activated goal. It’s just a wish passively sitting in the universe of thoughts. So then what good is it other than enacting a ritual practice on every birthday? I honestly can’t remember the wishes I make on my cake except they’re not specific to me they are more about world peace and health for everyone. I mean really you have a wish one wish what would you wish for?!

So this year on my birthday I will make a personal thoughtful wish and turn it into a goal. What a perfect gift to give yourself, a wish for something that increases the joy happiness and value of your life. Something that you not only wish for but you make it a goal. Something you express in thought, write in words, decide to commit to making it real and take action on.

Mix that with all the belief you infused your wish with and by your next birthday you will be able to say with gratitude that last year’s birthday wish was granted.

On your next birthday wish away and make your wish a goal!

And share with me your goal so I can say yay and congratulations on your birthday!