Let's Celebrate

When we say the word "celebrate," it is denotes something joyful and festive.  A get together to observe, or commemorate, some happy event. A time when people assemble for social interaction or entertainment and an occasion that may include presents, singing, dancing, laughing.  Or, a time when we can celebrate our imagination in the releasing of creative and fanciful ideas of ours and others.  When one thinks of a celebration it is usually thought to be a delightful occasion we share with others, a family event of celebration and thanksgiving.... celebrating birthdays, marriages, anniversaries, and, of course, births. We can also take advantage of our culture and celebrate holidays, or the celebration can be an individual one like finishing a project or earning a raise.  Celebrating is a wonderful thing as it adds a note of gaiety and festivity to our lives.  To celebrate something, besides incurring a joyful feeling, it also helps us relax and enjoy the good things in life.  Celebration can be an effective way to alleviate the heaviness of the periodic sense of heartfelt sadness that can cause grieving and suffering.  Being healing and refreshing, it culminates in an appreciation of life.  An interesting characteristic of celebration is that, as we celebrate our lives with gladness, we find that celebration tends toward more celebration, and joy leads to more joy.