Why is it so challenging to celebrate?
I’m so grateful that Darren admits that celebrating is the most challenging part of the Take 10 program. He’s not alone (see my raised hand here).
Why is is hard and why is it important.
It’s hard because of our addiction to the Have-Do-Be formula of life, the ego-driven reason-for-being most of us Westerners subscribe to.
Once we have (the time, money, recognition) we’ll do ( take the risk, paint the painting) then we’ll be happy.
We don’t really believe we deserve to be happy, to celebrate, to nurture ourselves…unless of course we’ve suffered really hard, then maybe we deserve it.
It’s important because when we flip the formula to Be-Do-Have, we automatically put our energy pipeline in order (thoughts, feelings and actions aligned with deeper meaning).
Celebration is a BE activity. Like popcorn can be a vehicle for butter and salt, or apple pie can be a vehicle for ice cream, celebration is a vehicle for gratitude, joy, being in the moment, which is super premium fuel for us humans. We think we can push and push ourselves, physically but especially emotionally, forever without recharging, and we can…right up to the end of our lives.
But what might our experience be if we recharged with celebration and gratitude, with joy and time to stop and reflect? Only one way to find out, Darren!
Make a Joy List. Query your friends, post it, and pick something from it every week, or every day for that matter. Experiment and see what happens.
Dear Rory,
You’re amazing and wonderful.
Thanks for your attention and wisdom. I’m learning so much from you – you grabbed my attention instantly from the moment you started your workshop.
I’ll find more joy, and you can expect to hear all about it soon.
Your Take 10 fan,
DT
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