When we hear the word CELEBRATE, the idea of a wedding celebration or even a christening comes to mind, doesn’t it? Another very special scenario that also comes to mind is a big celebration, like a birthday of a very dear person, when we find out that a good friend is going to be a mommy, when that baby that is already so loved by everyone is born, and then the imagination takes wings and gives us many other excellent situations.
But did you notice that most of the contexts I described that deserve a great celebration concern other people? What about the celebration of us with ourselves, with our small-big day-to-day achievements? I repeat: celebrate yourself!
Our daily lives changed radically from one hour to the next. We were forced to reinvent ourselves practically week after week until this moment. We created a new routine, had to deal with our internal “bugs” without escape valves, like working out, running in the park, going dancing, having that magic coffee with friends, and now looking back and with a gradual flow of things resuming, we can say: we made it! and, what’s more, we evolved A LOT, because we adapted (each in our own way) and we are here, often solving things and doing activities that in a January 2020 life would be unimaginable.
You reinvented yourself, now what?
But where is our celebration from the deepest part of our being, for so much growth in such a short time? Well, unfortunately it doesn’t happen. And why is this? Because we are still connected to the perception that achievements, whether big or small, are no more than our obligation, they do not gain space or our attention and, on the other hand, the demands that arise in everyday life are the sovereign queens of our focus and our energy.
We “turn our backs on 30 seconds”, we solve the situations in a very creative way (this context that we are in totally pushes us to that!) and in the end, we get from ourselves an “ok, next quest to solve”, instead of a: “Uhuh! We did it! We’re great! We delivered in record time and with excellence!
When will we recognize ourselves as worthy of celebrating our achievements, whether they be small or great? When are we going to start treating ourselves as great friends, partners for everything, comrades for life? When are we going to stop giving ourselves “whiplash” and welcome the mistakes, stumbles and insecurities that are so normal along the way? When will our rough talk with ourselves become a sea of kindness?
Are you aware of your small achievements?
The first step is to become aware of all these. But how? By stopping for two minutes every day and asking yourself What can I celebrate? Some examples to celebrate (which seem very small, almost invisible, but which make all the difference in this construction of our own recognition): waking up earlier to exercise and having fulfilled this promise to myself, eating healthier, not forgetting spices and flavors, learning to list and separate priorities and urgencies, and thus feeling the practical results in gaining time and in daily life, delivering in a week an excellent result because I committed myself to get there, among many other things that go unnoticed, but are precious.
Celebrating is closely related to communicating, so the next step is to celebrate out loud with yourself. It sounds a little crazy (lol), but it’s not, because it is scientifically proven that words have the power to change the biochemistry of our body for good or for bad. Let’s use this excellent tool to our advantage J. What can help shy or resistant people a lot is to write everything down and then speak it out loud.
And the last step is constancy. Every day, a small-big celebration gets you used to the wonder of celebrating yourself, of recognizing yourself, and above all, of supporting yourself, no matter what. I invite you to start celebrating yourself and your progress today. Celebrate yourself a lot and many times a day, and do you know why? Because you deserve it