Today I'm celebrating a normal post Hurricane Dorian day!

My Celebration Action will be:

• spending 10 minutes on my porch watching the birds and enjoying the view. (I put the porch furniture back out this morning, along with the bird feeders, flags, and little decorative stuff.)

• Donating to Bahamas relief

What Are You Going To Celebrate Today?

A little over a week ago I was inspired. I put a reminder on my phone calendar that says, “What are you going to celebrate today?” I set it to repeat daily. I’m calling it Celebrate Something. I got this idea one morning thinking about my birthday approaching, and how when we're young we look forward to celebrating birthdays. Even when we're older we look forward to dinner out or special plans. I thought, ‘Why can't we celebrate something every day and make something fun out of it?’  It seemed like a capital idea! This could be a way to spark encouragement and infuse meaning into every day!

Some of the things I have chosen to celebrate include:  positive character attributes, long-distance  planning/co-planning of four parties, learning to use a zero-turn lawn mower, progress on a home improvement project, good news from a doctor, dog and cat pets feeling better without going to the vet, my last day of being fifty-something, my actual birthday of course, having home church when our church’s services were cancelled due to weather, and Hurricane Dorians’s downgrades.

Once I pick Something to Celebrate, I decide on a Celebration Action. I made a rule to avoid things that cost money or edible treats for obvious reasons. My Celebration Actions have included: scrapbooking (of course!), making plans for a future fun event, doing techy/geeky stuff that doesn’t sound like fun to most people, and allowing myself some comp time when my day runs amok. I had one food treat, (other than my birthday) which was a bacon, egg and cheese croissant!

This has all the attributes of a God thing, does it not? I am giving Him the glory for this super great idea.

Try it! There is cause for rejoicing! #RejoiceClub

PS - Ideas for celebrating in free, creative ways that do not involve eating can be found online in articles like this, "23 Ways to Treat Yo'Self Without Buying or Eating Anything" on YesAndYes.org:

http://bit.ly/2ki4gzi 

You're welcome.😁