Celebrations!

This weekend was filled with love in the air and lots of gratitude being expressed for the representation of what we call Mother's Day. I often wonder how does the rest of the world celebrate motherhood, and find it interesting that as a western society we pick single days in the year to make a particular role or event significant. Isn't there a better way to do this I ask?

After the Christmas holiday season I questioned why everyone can be so jolly and happy just at this time of year when everyone has a choice to celebrate life everyday in the same way. It was then that I officially declared to celebrate everyday like it is a holiday. Each day is created to live the best life isn't that enough of a reason to celebrate. Who said we have to wait until our birthdays or graduations to have festivities and gifts? I enjoyed my day with my mother and family on the "designated" day of the year to celebrate. I especially enjoyed watching my daughter prepare for creating a gift and keeping it a surprise for me on this day.

We, as a family, spend lots of time together playing a Money Game, watching the Lakers win or lose, just plain lounging around the house. Isn't this a celebration?

Let us step out of the box and create a new habit making everyday a holiday worthy of celebration. Tomorrow plan a birthday party of the next two weeks. After all, everyday is a new day is born so why not celebrate. Send a gift to someone now instead of waiting to give it to someone on Christmas, which is a day that is designated to celebrate the birthday of Jesus. What are we getting gifts for? Better yet, why do we have trees in our houses, and believe it is snowy when Jesus was born in the desert?

Celebrate each and every day you are not promised tomorrow so do the best you have with what you've got right now!