Celebration

When did we forget how to be joyous?

Have you watched a little kid lately? Little kids are filled with delight at the smallest things. They view the world with wonder and awe. It's so refreshing to be around them and see the world through their eyes.

Somewhere along the way we grow sober, passive, not inclined to show our joy -- assuming we still have sparks of joy buried deep inside. It's as though someone told us that in order to look grown up we had to grow glum.

And as we grow older, I think somewhere along the way we just get out of the habit of celebrating. In the rush of things to do and responsibilities, taking time for wonder and awe gets shuffled to the bottom of the list.

I'm coming to believe that joy and celebration are CHOICES in this life. It's up to us to decide to take time to delight in people, in things, in the moment.

I'm thinking that delight is something that we have to exercise, something that can become a part of us again -- if we desire it and are willing to make time for it.

I'm going to work on getting my celebration glands going again.