what I'm asking when a birthday approaches 🎂🎂🧁

So Reader, I'm writing this right before my birthday. Grateful for another year around the sun ☀️. Now, sometimes my birthday makes me a bit gloomy. I know myself well enough to notice that I become overly introspective —which isn't a bad thing, but often doesn't feel celebratory. But even with lovely incentive of cake, celebrating a birthday can stir up a swarm of brain rats. 🐀 Yup, it happens even for me, and I work on the battle of the brain every single day. The passing of another year...