Celebration is not an event. It is a
state of being.
As another year flows past and as yet another flows
in, you may quite be tempted to believe that it’s the event tonight – New
Year’s Eve – that’s the celebration. The truth however is that your entire Life
is – has been and will continue to be – a celebration. You don’t see your Life
as a celebration because you are preoccupied with the small stuff. And as Richard
Carlson has famously said, ‘it’s all small stuff’!
Just consider this: what if you didn’t join a New
Year party tonight? Won’t you physically be missing all the action? All the
fun? All the dancing and the drinks? Indeed, how can you enjoy a party for which
you never showed up? This is the problem with most of us – this big, magical,
beautiful party called Life is happening 24x7, 365 days, for us but we are not
“in” it, we are not present or although we are physically there, we are lost in
the maze of our grief, guilt, worries, fears and anxieties.
If I have learnt anything from Life, it is this:
Life is one helluva celebration. If we start valuing what we have, instead of
pining for what we don’t have or worrying about what may happen to us, we will
be soaked in happiness. Celebration, in the context of Life, is a state of
being. It is eternal and present continuously!
Okay, here’s a little exercise you can do. Sit down
quietly for a few minutes. And make a list of your most memorable moments from
your Life so far. Wasn’t that birthday five years ago awesome? Wasn’t that
office party where you met you partner unforgettable? Wasn’t the day you child
was born your biggest celebration up until this time? So, make the list….but
hey, you know what? There’s a catch here. The moment you start counting your
memorable moments of your Life, you have lost this game. If you take your age
and multiply it with 365 days – that’s how many days you have been around here
on the planet. And yet you can count only a handful of days as being memorable
among the thousands that you have ostensibly lived, well, isn’t that a tragedy?
Think about it – if you are not celebrating each
moment, aren’t you squandering this once in a lifetime opportunity, this
limited period offer, called Life? Begin by celebrating what is and what you
have. Celebrate the air in your lungs. Celebrate the magic of a sunrise, a dew
drop, a flower, the smile of a child or the warmth of a pet. Celebrate that you
have access to internet and Facebook so you can pontificate on whether Free
Basics is a rip-off or not! Even if someone you love has passed on or moved
away – celebrate their Life or your time with them. Life is too precious – and
you don’t need me to tell you this – so, go beyond the party you have planned
to be at tonight! Make each day of your Life a celebration – and see how it is
then filled with abundance and grace!
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