Celebration
Today I awoke a bit early so that I could sit in the silence of the morning. Today is a day of celebration! It may sound silly but we have a tradition in our home that we set aside a day at the end of each summer to mark the beginning of something new. Every year we take the opportunity to spend an entire day together as a family. The day is set aside to do one thing, celebrate!!
Yes we celebrate the goodness that we've had over the summer but more importantly we celebrate the beginning of another year of school. The beginning of school is seen as an opportunity to remind us to be open to learning and exploring in ways that we have not experienced before. It's the opportunity to open ourselves to new relationships and take a stand for the things that we hold dear.
It is also a day of celebrating E in all the things that she has accomplished in the past year. I'm not talking about the 'things or the awards' but who she is becoming. Yes, today is a today of encouragement...a day of recognizing the courage, the boldness, the deep sensitivity, the creativity, the sense of compassion that lives within her. While we speak these things throughout the year today is set aside to speak these words to her so that as she begins her school year every ounce of her is filled with a celebration of all that she is!
So often I think we allow our pressures of the world to push us and determine the path. We forget to celebrate the small things...the joy of living in a country that provides education for children....the way children grow as individuals and contribute to the world around them....the creativity and sensitivity that lives within each and every person....days and moments of being a family....having breakfast, lunch and dinner together as a unit....and so many more!
Today as you begin your day, what do you need to celebrate? What person in your life needs to be encouraged? Where do you need to be open to new adventures and exploration? My prayer for you is that today you find someone and something to celebrate. May your day be filled with the warmth of pure love and laughter.
Yes we celebrate the goodness that we've had over the summer but more importantly we celebrate the beginning of another year of school. The beginning of school is seen as an opportunity to remind us to be open to learning and exploring in ways that we have not experienced before. It's the opportunity to open ourselves to new relationships and take a stand for the things that we hold dear.
It is also a day of celebrating E in all the things that she has accomplished in the past year. I'm not talking about the 'things or the awards' but who she is becoming. Yes, today is a today of encouragement...a day of recognizing the courage, the boldness, the deep sensitivity, the creativity, the sense of compassion that lives within her. While we speak these things throughout the year today is set aside to speak these words to her so that as she begins her school year every ounce of her is filled with a celebration of all that she is!
So often I think we allow our pressures of the world to push us and determine the path. We forget to celebrate the small things...the joy of living in a country that provides education for children....the way children grow as individuals and contribute to the world around them....the creativity and sensitivity that lives within each and every person....days and moments of being a family....having breakfast, lunch and dinner together as a unit....and so many more!
Today as you begin your day, what do you need to celebrate? What person in your life needs to be encouraged? Where do you need to be open to new adventures and exploration? My prayer for you is that today you find someone and something to celebrate. May your day be filled with the warmth of pure love and laughter.
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