How happy and excited are you when you celebrate something? You celebrate birthdays, anniversaries, holidays — all kinds of personal and special occasions. You give a card or gift, call the person, throw a party, go to lunch or dinner and surprise someone with your love. Those emotions, ceremonies, giving and feelings of love are all gratitude.
Any birthday with a “0” in it, is a big event for me. I ponder my past and formulate my future, as I am turning 60 years old this month. It struck me that I was not really noticing and enjoying my present life, my today. A friend of mine texted me, “Congratulations on (whatever it was)! What are you doing to celebrate?” That stopped me dead in my tracks. I forgot to celebrate. To me, first and foremost a celebration of myself. It means taking time to recognize and acknowledge what I’ve done. It is an act of self-love.
I have not always thought this way. I used to live a world full of achievement without acknowledgement. I didn’t think taking time to celebrate my accomplishments was necessary. After all, I knew what I had done. So I asked myself, If I want the process of creating and making and doing to feel energizing and inspiring — What do I need? By not celebrating, I realized I was missing out on rewarding myself for my hard work. Continue reading Power of Celebration
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