Yay for You! Celebrate!

Walking out of the grocery store, I passed a gentleman wearing a dark t-shirt, with big, white bold letters across the front that said …

I pooped.

For real.
That’s all it said. Couldn’t have missed those two words if I’d tried.

Whatever prompted a middle-aged man to go to the store or shop online and buy a t-shirt with those words plastered across the front and then wear it in public?

I kept thinking about it as I drove out of the store’s parking lot, because … seriously. How can you not think about it?

We know that after some surgeries that’s a really big deal, and it’s an event to be celebrated. Like, it’s important. So, perhaps surgery was part of his story and he wanted to share the good news with others. The words certainly captured my attention!

And then I started thinking … good for him. He’s celebrating something! And we just don’t see enough of that anymore.

Hmmmm … I kept thinking about it all the way home and almost missed our driveway.

What do we celebrate these days?

We’ve all done something in the last few months that is worth celebrating. Maybe it’s having a personal bio system that’s working, maybe it’s something else. Probably something else. Most likely something else.

But do we high-five ourselves and plaster the accomplishment on banners or t-shirts or posts? Not likely. In fact, we probably work overtime to downplay the accomplishment, so we don’t look like we’re bragging or bringing attention to ourselves. Because … well, that’s just what we do.

And you know, it’s time to change that up.

We’ve all done something – yes, you and me and everybody else – that is worth celebrating. Big deal or little deal, we’ve all been brave the last few months and have something to celebrate.

YOU did something today or yesterday or this week that deserves a high-five. A pat on the back. A celebration even if you’re the only one there.

What’s YOUR something?
Maybe you started a new project. Finished the work. Painted the kitchen. Made more dinners and ate out less. Started walking. Created the schedule. Got out of your jammies. Learned to cut your own hair. Sent the card. Showed up. Said “I’m sorry.” Made the call.

How would you finish one of these sentences?
I started…
I finished…
I created…
I helped…
I loved…
I wrote…
I rested…
I said…
I forgave…
I read…

You are one amazing, spectacular, human being! You have gifts and skills that you’re using every day – celebrate them! Stop minimizing what you’ve achieved in this really messy, confusing, upside-down season.

Yes, YOU are an achiever. Tell a friend. Post it on social media. Buy yourself a cake with candles even though it’s not your birthday. Put on your dancing shoes and celebrate!

And if you feel so led, plaster it on a t-shirt and let the world know.

P.S. Send me a message letting me know what you’re celebrating. I’ll high-five you through our screens!