Birthday wishes

Birthday wishes:

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Birthday wishes.

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For something so small, they do mean something.

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They mean people care.

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People check in.

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People say hi and give you a moment of their time.

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Didn’t have any recognition for years.

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Worked at a place for over half a decade and not once did anyone at my office wish me a happy birthday.

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Never.

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It showed how much they cared.

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Not at all.

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I was a pawn.

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A number.

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Just a guy who did a job.

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I wasn’t a person.

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I didn’t have dreams.

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Or goals.

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Or ambitions.

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They never asked me about me.

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When it ended, I knew.

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I knew the kind of people I was dealing with.

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They never cared about people.

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This org on the other hand.

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It’s different.

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Had several people today say happy birthday to me.

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A few even came up and had a chat.

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It was something small.

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But it meant something.

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Meant something to me.

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For someone who didn’t have it for years, it felt good.

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Good to be recognized.

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Good to be seen.

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Also had more of my friends message me this year.

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Close friends and family.

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It means something.

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It feels so small.

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But for some reason I can’t stop thinking about it.

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With 10 minutes left in my birthday.

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All I keep thinking is this.

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People care.

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People notice.

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People remember.

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They do see me.

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They do recognize me.

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They do let me know how much I mean.

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Had a few great messages today.

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One friend said never stop bringing energy to everything you do.

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Another said thanks for inspiring everyone around you. Never stop.

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Man.

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Those hit.

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It showed me something.

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People notice.

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People care.

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People do recognize what I’ve done.

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It’s nice.

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A nice feeling for sure.

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Reminds me what I have to do.

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Say Happy birthday.

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Send that message.

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Tell people what they mean to you.

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You never know how much they’ll remember it.

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You may think they don’t mean a lot.

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But they do.

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Don’t forget to say happy birthday to those you love.

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