Promise #9: Embrace your fame and fortune

Apr, 30 2010
By Tracey
Faith
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It’s Chica’s birthday today!

Right at this very moment she’s gasping at her iPhone. Yep, I am going to post about this, Anneliza, so just sit back and enjoy it. You’re famous.

This is the bonus of birthdays. The more you have the more likely you are to realize you are someone’s superstar. But whose? Start with the bunch of groupies always eager to eat of piece of cake that’s covered in your birthday breath. They must idolize you.

According to Naomi Shihab Nye your breath would be famous to the candle…or so I imagine. She captures this state of being so beautifully in her poem Famous:

The river is famous to the fish.

The loud voice is famous to the silence,

which knew it would inherit the earth

before anybody said so.

The cat sleeping on the fence is famous to the birds

watching him from the birdhouse.

The tear is famous, briefly, to the cheek.

The idea you carry close to your bosom

is famous to your bosom.

The boot is famous to the earth

more famous than the dress shoe,

which is famous only to floors.

The bent photograph is famous to the one who carries it,

and not at all famous to the one who is pictured.

This poem continues. Take a moment to read it here. It’s too beautiful to ignore…much like all of you. You’re all famous. And as we all know, with fame comes fortune.

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MarkSpizer

great post as usual!

May 3, 2010

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Anneliza Humlen

Chica,
It’s a good thing I can type, b/c I’m unable to speak and adequately express my gratitude for this touching surprise! This post represents your brilliance, (not only because it is about the birthday of yours truly) because of the way you fuse message, personal story and inspiration. The true indicator, in my humble opinion, of what separates copy/content from “writing.” Thank you for this digital form of posterity :) It sure beats my beloved birthday cake!

April 30, 2010

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