Why don’t we celebrate more often? Why don’t I celebrate more often? On Friday we were all gathered together in the office for a pizza party. When we arrived we were told that it was a party in honor of JunJun. JunJun is one of our employees and they had just received word that he had passed his high school equivalency exam. This party was to celebrate this accomplishment of his and to honor him for it. Now some of you may think that it’s not a big deal (since in the U.S. that wouldn’t necessarily be something that is celebrated), but this is a major accomplishment. Many people here do not even complete grade school. He spent months in preparation courses in order to pass this exam. Everyone in the office was ecstatic, we all cheered, there were signs, he gave a speech, our boss sent emails out to all the other offices outside of headquarters, and on and on.
I sat in this party so grateful to be there and so impressed. We should celebrate more in life! There are way too many accomplishments along the way that just get missed. Why is it that we think we should only celebrate the big ones like graduation or 50th wedding anniversaries? We should celebrate so much more! Why not celebrate when we finish an assignment, or when your son makes a good choice, or when someone does something nice for you? How about celebrating when you finish a book or just make it through the week in one piece?
I’ve just decided I want to celebrate more! I want to celebrate the small and great accomplishments of all those around me. Want to help?
1 comment:
Okay, I love this post for two reasons. We should celebrate more, and also we should not take for granted that we have so many things we could celebrate about...good reminder.
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