For this blog post, I am going to take my cue from "Alice
in Wonderland" and wish every one of you a Very Merry Unbirthday! Now, say
what you will about the origins of this movie and its writer... but... I am
very fond of the idea of an unbirthday. Why? Because frankly, I love
celebrating! So why not celebrate each other on the other 364 days of the year,
too?
Each day, I think that we can find something
to celebrate. Whether that is a promotion at work, a connection that you made with another human,
or simply the fact that the coffee maker worked that morning- celebrate! If you
find the time to look for something to celebrate, you will be choosing to look
for the good in the world. You will be choosing to support the people around
you. You will be choosing to look at the glass half-full.
I think
that most of us will be surprised at how easy it is to find something to
celebrate. But so often we, myself included, choose to look at the things that
aren't worth celebrating. The things that don't bring out the best in the
world. The things that don't glorify God.
Now,
I'm not naive enough to think that there aren't bad things that happen in our
worlds. There are. But I wholeheartedly believe that we can choose to fight
each bad thing with a celebration.
So
celebrate! I challenge you to find things to celebrate this week! And if you
feel so inclined, post them on social media so that others remember to take a
moment to celebrate. Not to sound like Hallmark... but... life is worth
celebrating!
Enjoy the Very Merry Unbirthday song here!
Another catchy tune here!
