I turn 37 today. I look around and I feel incredibly lucky to be writing this after a topsy-turvy year. I have health. I have friends whom I love. These are all good reasons to feel optimistic about the future. A few unconnected thoughts today:
My father had me when he was exactly 13,300 days old, and this year I passed that number of rotations of the Earth.
It’s hard to plan when so much is changing, so resolutions this year haven’t felt the same. But in times like these it’s even more important to plan for the long-term. A look back, once a year, is enough to remind of what remains.
I’m so thankful for the internet. It’s where I learned and practiced my trade. It’s where I connect every day with the most interesting and eclectic group of people I could imagine, a modern day Florence during the Renaissance. I hope to make a lot more internet and enable others to do the same.
Many years ago I said “Technology is best when it brings people together.” This quote has taken on a life of its own on motivational posters and images. When I first said it I think I had in mind WordCamps and meetups and other physical gatherings; this year it transformed for me seeing how technology brought together separated by the pandemic. This year has appeared divisive, so it’s easy to overlook how many times people came together. It’s like the old saying, it’s not how many times you fall, it’s how many times you get up. Fall thirty-six times, get up thirty-seven.
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14 replies on “Thirty-seven”
Happy Birthday to you, Matt, and many happy returns!
Matt, happy birthday or as we say “Alles Gute zum Geburtstag” have an even better year and stay the way you are! Thank you for your inspiration and leading as an example!
Stay safe Matt and happy birthday!
Happy belated birthday Matt. I said a birthday prayer for you yesterday. May this new year bring you much peace, continued health and a luminous continuation of your life’s work.
Hey Matt, happy birthday greetings from Bielefeld, Germany. The home of your ancestors.
Many Happy Returns of the day, Matt!
Happy Birthday! Thank you for the awesome work that you do, as it has transformed my life as a WP developer. Much gratitude…
Happy new year to you!
Happy Birthday, old man!
I miss you Fran!
Happy Birthday, Mr. Motivator! WordPress-4-Life!!! 🙂
Happy birthday Matt from Montreal!
You have created an amazing amount of goodness in your 37 years with so much more to come.
Thanks for everything!
Matt you are a good soul. Happy Birthday~
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