Celebration

What is the importance of celebration in your life? Why do you choose to celebrate something? Is there enough celebration in your world? Or too much?

Celebration is incredibly important, yet I don't think there's enough of it. Celebration gives us something to look forward to, a reason to feel loved and appreciated. Maybe if there were more celebration in people's lives, the world would be a friendlier and happier place. Sure, there's celebrations for the status quo kinds of things like weddings, graduations, baby showers, and the like. But what about celebration for just being who you are? Celebration is about acceptance and joy; it shouldn't be about circumstances.

It reminds me of an episode of "Sex and the City." Carrie had this friend who was married and had children. Carrie went to her friend's party and when she arrived, the friend asked her to take off her really nice shoes. Reluctant but respectful, Carrie acquiesced. When it was time for her to leave, Carrie noticed her shoes were missing. Although just shoes, they were 'her thing,' something that gave her joy. Carrie's friend didn't seem to care that Carrie's shoes were missing. Carrie politely asked to be reimbursed for the missing shoes and the friend was irate. Carrie pointed out how many celebrations she has willingly and happily attended in the friend's life and wondered why the friend could not honor HER. Carrie sent her friend an invitation to "A wedding/marriage to myself." She let her friend know that if she couldn't attend the 'wedding,' she was 'registered' for gifts at the same store where she had bought the shoes that went missing. Carrie got a new pair of the same missing shoes from her friend.

I remember that episode from time to time when I'm feeling sad and in need of celebration. Oddly, it gives me comfort and a sense of empowerment to create more celebration in my life, no matter how small. It sounds funny, maybe even petty....but just remember how you feel when you're in need of a little celebration in your life. :)