There is no question about it; doing “human” is not easy! Sometimes I wonder if we could possibly be any more complicated! Just when I think I have “us” figured out, there is something else, right? I think most of my grown-up life, I have heard it’s WRONG to be “needy.” I guess what is meant is we should not be over-needy. There are some things in life we can handle ourselves, like self-care, working on our inner issues, and things that apply directly to ourselves.
Yet, needing something is not wrong. Our basic emotional needs are necessary. Take, for instance, the need to be accepted or heard. We all have those basics. There is one need we all forget to include in our basics. Whether it is self-care or from others, we all have a need to be CELEBRATED! You can refute this all you want. Think about it, though. Don’t we celebrate each other and ourselves each year on our birthday anniversary? We celebrate wedding anniversaries and when we achieve something amazing, such as graduating from college. I believe celebrating ourselves and each other is one of our basic human needs no matter what our age or where we are from.
Self-celebration should be a part of our self-care. There are so many ways to do this. Ask yourself, “Are you worth celebrating?” Your answer should be yes, just because you are alive! Celebrate LIFE! In specific, YOUR LIFE! You might say to yourself this is weird. No, it isn’t! You are a miracle of life, and every part of your life and self should be celebrated as often as possible! There is nothing that lifts a hard day like a bit of self-celebration! I can think of so many ways to do this for myself. Can you think of ways you can celebrate yourself today?
Another way to celebrate is to give it to others and accept it from others. Celebrating one another is another basic human need. We need to appreciate each other enough to take the time to celebrate those around us and even strangers on the street. Loving, giving, and celebrating life should be verbal, and it should be with our resources. Some people are even too proud to accept a celebration from someone else because the concept is so foreign to them. We need to change that! Allow others to celebrate YOU! You deserve it and need it. Celebration of others is a part of loving them, not just on anniversaries or holidays but every day! To know we are appreciated enough to be a human celebration simply because we are here is such a self-esteem booster!
Let me tell you something: “Without you, this world would never be the same.” You have unique qualities that no one else has. So CELEBRATE the amazing creation you are! You fill a gap in this life no one else on earth can fill! How can you celebrate yourself and others today?
Loving you from here,
Dr. Rev. Jenine Maire Howry
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