A need to celebrate

I read an article written by Minda Zetlin on the importance of celebrating small milestones in life and I must say it was awesome to learn the secret behind the act of celebrating at every step of our lives .

You know,we usually celebrate when there is something big that has happened.A graduation,an engagement,marriage,a new born,etc.It is always that way,there has to be a BIG milestone reached before we say “Lets celebrate”.Isn’t it so?

I used to have the same way of thinking too.Until I read the article “Why you must celebrate small successes” written by Minda Zetlin and I have decided to share what I had learnt from the article with you today.

To celebrate when something Big has happened is not a bad thing,at all.The excitement that comes after the accomplishment of something big gives us a reason to celebrate,to congratulate ourselves and it is a good thing.

But then lets seat back and look at the details of our day to day lives,doesn’t it look like we have small accomplishments each and every single day?

You have finished your to do list,you have submitted the assignment,you have kept the one you love happy and the list goes on.

Are they small things that do not deserve our “celebrations”?I do not think they are small.Just think of it,what would have happened if you failed to finish that particular assignment on time?and aren’t you one step closer to your dream by finishing that to do list?

It is a milestone,it is an accomplishment. You deserve to celebrate.

You see,celebrating does not necessarily mean feasting and spending a lot on yourself,even a little act of kindness to yourself could count as an act of celebrating.You could cook yourself your favorite dish,take yourself to dinner,buy that nice shirt you have been eyeing for sometime etc.Just let your soul know,you are doing that as a celebration of the milestone that you have reached,it doesn’t matter how small it is,it is a step forward.

When we celebrate,we do not only make our body,soul and spirit happy but we do tell our inner being “Well Done,Well Done” and that fills us with a new energy to do even better.We shouldn’t wait for someone else to pat us on the back if we can do that on our own 🙂

To read the article by Minda Zetlin go to:

http://www.inc.com/minda-zetlin/why-you-must-celebrate-small-successes.html