Any excuse to celebrate (my guest post on 1000 Awesome Friends)
I originally posted the rambling below as my first guest blog entry on 1000AwesomeFriends.org, but I'm also re-posting the text here, where it is searchable. (I've written so many posts that the only way I can only avoid repeats by searching my own site to see if I've written about a topic or simply thought about writing about that subject.)
Has your birthday come and gone? Are there no statutory holidays on your horizon?
There’s no need to wait for a day off from school or work to let loose and shake things up a bit. Just go ahead, pick a festivity from another nation or culture, then find your own way to mark that occasion.
As it is, people around the world wear shamrocks, listen to Irish tunes, and eat and drink green food colouring on March 17th. Do we all have ties to Ireland? No, but that doesn’t stop us from whooping it up on St. Patrick’s Day.
It’s easy to find something to celebrate. Take today for example, it’s Cinco de Mayo. That party is no longer just for people in the United States and areas of Mexico. Anyone can get in on the fun.
No matter where you live, add some fiesta to your day today. Olé!
Search online for some mariachi music. Make tacos or fajitas for dinner. Speak Spanish, even if you only remember the limited number of words you learned from “Sesame Street.” Watch a movie starring a Mexican actor (Selma Hayek, Cheech Marin, Anthony Quinn). Invite friends over to take a swing at a piñata. Teach yourself some Mexican dance moves.
If you don’t have time to celebrate today, then go online and explore possibilities for other days. Why this week alone, you’ll note May 9th is Europe Day. Yesterday [May 4th] was Star Wars Day. See, there are countless excuses to revel.
Temporarily adopt another nation, culture or heritage and you’ve instantly found something to celebrate.
AWESOME!
Has your birthday come and gone? Are there no statutory holidays on your horizon?
There’s no need to wait for a day off from school or work to let loose and shake things up a bit. Just go ahead, pick a festivity from another nation or culture, then find your own way to mark that occasion.
As it is, people around the world wear shamrocks, listen to Irish tunes, and eat and drink green food colouring on March 17th. Do we all have ties to Ireland? No, but that doesn’t stop us from whooping it up on St. Patrick’s Day.
It’s easy to find something to celebrate. Take today for example, it’s Cinco de Mayo. That party is no longer just for people in the United States and areas of Mexico. Anyone can get in on the fun.
No matter where you live, add some fiesta to your day today. Olé!
Search online for some mariachi music. Make tacos or fajitas for dinner. Speak Spanish, even if you only remember the limited number of words you learned from “Sesame Street.” Watch a movie starring a Mexican actor (Selma Hayek, Cheech Marin, Anthony Quinn). Invite friends over to take a swing at a piñata. Teach yourself some Mexican dance moves.
If you don’t have time to celebrate today, then go online and explore possibilities for other days. Why this week alone, you’ll note May 9th is Europe Day. Yesterday [May 4th] was Star Wars Day. See, there are countless excuses to revel.
Temporarily adopt another nation, culture or heritage and you’ve instantly found something to celebrate.
AWESOME!
Image thanks to Creative Commons (Sombreros, Mexico author: patrick.denizet)
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