7 Reasons Why We Need to Celebrate More Often
By: Zen Michael
Tags: Mindfulness, Mindset Shift, Stress Management, Happiness, Celebration

We are used to celebrating only specific occasions, such as birthdays, weddings, promotions at work, etc. However, aren’t there many more situations we can and should celebrate?

Are we not forgetting us when we ignore the small positive moments? We have to celebrate the little things, our little victories.

When we finish a difficult task, it deserves to be celebrated. When we manage to change a difficult habit, it deserves to be celebrated. When someone praises us, that moment deserves to be celebrated.

Celebrating our small victories is an efficient way to stay calm and happy.

There are many reasons why we should celebrate all of our small achievements, here are a few.

1 — To live more in the present moment

If we only celebrate on specific occasions we do not fully enjoy the joys that happen to us daily.

It’s important to celebrate the good things when they happen, because postponing the celebrations to the future will diminish the impact that these joys can bring us.

2 — Because joy creates energy

As we celebrate our small achievements in the present moment we will enjoy it more and that joy will generate more positive energy for us.

That energy will help us to carry out the tasks at hand. It will make the present easier and also facilitate the next steps for us. It’s a double win.

3 — To feel more fulfilled

If we learn to celebrate our small victories, the number of happy moments in our lives will increase a lot. As a result of those celebrations, we will feel that the outcome of our days will become much more positive.

If we maintain this attitude, the days will become more pleasant and, at the end of the week, when we look back, not only will some unpleasant moments come to mind, but also the many positive moments we celebrated. The impact of the positive moments will decrease and the impact of the happy moments will be reinforced, we will feel that we had a good week.

4 — To make others happier

When we are sad or angry, other people feel it, right? So, if we celebrate more we will become happier, and that effect will be felt also by the people that are around us.

The other people will feel our positive energy and will also be encouraged to have a more positive attitude, to feel more joyful.

5 — To have better relationships

Celebrating our small wins bring us closer to others. Our relationship with others will improve, will be fueled by those moments of joy.

Think about this: who are the people you most like to be with? The ones that are always telling you all the terrible things that happen to them? Or do you prefer to be with the ones that like to share with you happy things and that can improve your mood?

6 — Because it is easy

As we are used to celebrate only big occasions, we tend to think of the act of celebrating as something complicated, as something that requires work to do. We think it’s necessary do a lot of tasks to celebrate something, that we have to plan, invite, schedule, confirm, spend a lot of money, etc.

A celebration doesn’t have to be complicated. In fact, the simpler it is, the better it will be.

Celebrating our victories can be simple and easy, it doesn’t have to be complicated. Here are some simple ways to celebrate that can help us practice this healthy habit:

Buy something you will enjoy, an object or a book for example

Go to lunch in a place you like a lot and don’t visit often

Go to see an exhibition

Choose a place at random to visit so you can be surprised

Make lunchtime a little longer

Take a stroll in a garden, feel the joy and life of nature

Have a coffee with a friend

Have a coffee with yourself, create your own moment

Call a friend

Do meditation to savor our joy even more

Give a gift to someone you care about

Give a hug to those who love us (you will get one too)

The simpler the ways we find to celebrate, the better. We will enjoy our celebration more and it will be easier to make it into habit, into something we can do many times.

7 — Because you deserve it

We deserve to celebrate, we have the right to have happy moments in our life. Many.

We need to celebrate and that is fundamental to our physical, mental, and emotional balance.

We often think of this as a something that must be done only to others. We remember that we have to buy a gift for our children when they manage to get a good grade at school, for our partner when he receives a promotion or is distinguished at work. We also remember to congratulate our friends when they celebrate their birthday or when they reach some important goal in their lives.

We have to make a habit of doing it also to ourselves. To do it many times.

We must not miss any opportunity to celebrate our small victories and achievements. These are the moments that can fill our lives with joy and peace.

We need to celebrate more, we are entitled to that and we will benefit a lot from this attitude. We will take better care of ourselves.

Celebrate more

To feel better with ourselves and others is essential to cultivate moments of joy frequently and with simplicity.

To celebrate the small wins is essential for us, even if we forget it more often than we should.

When celebrating, we will not only accumulate joy and positive energy, but also release the tensions that we accumulate in moments of stress or sadness.

We will contribute to our internal balance and, at the same time, improve our relationships.

Let’s learn to celebrate more — over and over again.