It snowed again the other day, but I decided not to pout
about it. Instead I put on some Christmas carols, turned
up the volume, and sang along. I knew that Christmas had
come and gone months ago, but I thought if Winter can hang
around until March why not keep the Christmas Spirit around
as well. I was having a great time celebrating it too even
though my dogs tended to bark along to my singing and jump
on me whenever I tried to dance.
It was then that I looked out the window and saw someone
walking up the road. I knew she could hear my Christmas
music playing and I saw her smile as she looked up to my
window. I smiled back and waved. I don't know if she thought
I was crazy or just happy.
It didn't matter, though. I knew I was just happy and that
was enough.
I rarely get embarrassed anymore. It is just too much a
waste of time to worry about what others think of me. Some-
times you just have to celebrate life no matter what others
think.
Sometimes you just have to sing, dance, giggle, laugh, run,
play, or jump for joy. There is nothing wrong with doing
these things.
In fact, God wants us to do these things. God wants us to
naturally let our joy out. God wants us to celebrate our
lives. God wants us to be full of happiness and love. God
wants us to share goodness and delight with everyone we can.
You don't need money, drugs or alcohol to celebrate being
alive either. You can celebrate life with every choice you
make. You can have hangover free fun. You can have joy
without later having to throw up. You can have happiness
and delight that you can remember the next day.
It is all up to you, though. The choice is yours. Are you
going to just exist day after day or are you going to
Celebrate Life?
