Celebrate Life

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Celebrate Life

Life is a miracle and you should celebrate it all the time.

                                           Jostein Gaardner: The Orange Girl

From time to time, it is good to be reminded about what a miracle life is. Far too easily we slid into living carelessly, taking our existence on our beautiful Earth for granted.

Take five minutes every morning (while you’re enjoying your breakfast?) to thank the universe for your life and all the miracles in it. Give thanks for your healthy body, your wonderful family and friends, the job you have, and your cosy home - or whatever else that comes to mind. Think about how lucky you are to have all these miracles in your life, and how grateful you are for them. We all know that everything can change in a second, but when that second comes at least we have thoroughly appreciated what life has offered to us.

It’s a miracle that we are alive in the first place! It’s a miracle that we live and breathe on this magnificent green planet, rotating in a limitless universe. It’s a miracle that we can move about and enjoy its ever-changing beauty and share our experience with other beings. 

Celebrate life this week! Take a meditative walk and enjoy the autumn colours and the crisp air. Share a delicious cake from the local bakery with your colleagues just because you are such a good team. Surprise your partner or a close friend with flowers or chocolate to show how much you appreciate him or her.

Try to look at life and all its miracles with fresh eyes and celebrate the fact that you can see, feel, hear, taste, and touch - and that you have a mind that can decide to enjoy this one life to the fullest.