We live in a world which doesn’t pause or rest . Everyone of us is rushing . We are striving for accomplishments , success , growth and joy . See ! Joy comes at the last after accomplishments or success . Actually it has been so fixed in our minds that hard work and accomplishment leads to success . And success would then bring joy . There are people and media daily hitting your minds with the headings like – Achieve as much as you can in a day , Be productive , How to improve productivity , Work on your hobbies , fitness mantras , and what not . You just can’t count them .
Everyone is working hard , but don’t you think that you forget celebrating yourself in the process ? When was the last time you paused and celebrated yourself ?
Here are the 3 reasons we all should be celebrating ourselves .
WHY ‘Celebrating yourself ‘ is important ?
1. Enjoy the journey
Don’t be a slave of the idea of joy after success or accomplishment . Work on a project keeping goals in mind but don’t forget to enjoy the journey . Why wait just for the final accomplishment to bring joy ? Let every step be joyful . Isn’t the joy every small step brings , sort of success ?
Be joyful at every step of your journey
2. Improves Gratitude
Whatever stage of life you are at , count your blessings . What are your life assets till now ? Think apart from materialsitic things . Your health , loving family , the moments of college life you still cherish or the joy of parenthood . Shouldn’t you express gratitude to all these things ?
The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate — Oprah Winfrey
3. Pause that refreshes
When surrounding atmosphere – people , TV news/ social media , long to-do lists ,expectations or fears start overwhelming you , that’s an indication that your mind needs a pause – a pause that refreshes . That pause is to celebrate yourself .
HOW to celebrate yourself ?
1. Celebrate yourself as you are
Goals and accomplishments are good , a boost for you . They are a tool for happiness and wellness. But Life is not a race , It’s not just about profit and loss .
When I will get a good job , I would be happy . Let me work hard to shed off 10 kg and then I would be happy . O God ! When would you bless me with my own , a big and beautiful house ? I would be happy then .
Goals and dreams do make you happy . Working towards your dreams keeps you energetic but remember – celebrating yourself as you are is the most important . You don’t need accomplishments everytime to celebrate . Just enjoy your company and give yourself a hug .
Celebrate yourself . You matter the most.
2. Women don’t need to be ‘Yummy Mummy’ to celebrate themselves
Yummy mummy is a slang term used to describe young, attractive mothers. Kind of the celebrities who step out of the labour ward , gorgeously dressed up with not even an extra inch of fat put on .
Urbandictionary cites this example to understand the slang :
All the mothers out there ! Do you ever feel negative about yourself just because of your looks ? That you are fat , short heighted , dark skin or grey hair. Please don’t judge yourself by your external appearance . You don’t have to be a yummy mummy to celebrate yourself . Love your body as it is . How to love your body ?
Celebrate yourself
Why wait for someone else to celebrate you ?
3. Stop criticizing yourself
Have you ever analyzed that you criticize yourself many times . I am a yelling idiot , mujh se bada bevkoof koi nahi hoga , what is this bullshit I have done – so is the negative talk I have myself done at times .
It’s not one time effort but everyone of us should develop a habit to stop this negative self-talk . Actually every time you are talking negative to yourself , your mind listens . And it reflects in a same way .
So stop criticizing yourself , say something positive to yourself daily . It may sound silly , but try saying – I am joy , I am beautiful to yourself . (Read ‘Vibrations’ at the end of this post )
It’s healthy to speak highly of yourself !
4. Srijnatmakta
It’s a hindi word meaning ‘Creativity’ . ‘Srijna‘ means to create something which appears beautiful to your eyes , heart and mind . Don’t know why but today the hindi word ‘Srijnatmakta’ fascinated me more than ‘creativity’ .
सृजनात्मकता
Do a creative activity – just for celebrating yourself . Don’t do it for some profit or for showing off , just do it for yourself & your happiness . You don’t need to be or become a great artist for srijnatmakta. You already have a lot of srijna energies in you . Explore them to celebrate yourself .
Be …….don’t try to become !
Read ‘Be Young at Heart’ tips :
https://meralifestyle.com/en/2019/05/02/33-secrets-to-stay-always-young-at-heart-prerna/
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Here’s another post about VIBRATIONS which I personally love . Do read if you want to :
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