We Are Woman: Why Not Celebrate

Written by Doreen Washington

Why Not Celebrate

What do we think of when we hear the words celebrate? Often we think about an occasion that’s worthy of celebrating. We think about the appreciation of an event or a person. Yes, that’s so, but I want to help you to see the celebration of oneself as an ongoing event even though this may not have been your thought and perspective before. We celebrate birthdays, holidays, graduations, and lots of other celebratory milestones that occur in our lives and the lives of family and friends.

I wish to say, don’t be afraid to celebrate every decision that you have made. Our decisions are what have shaped us and started us on our way for that day. Our lives are an array of abundantly great options and diverse divisions. Are you thinking hum yet? In celebrating every choice, every decision made bad or good will eliminate the possibility of depression and oppression to sneak a peak at you. If we learn to celebrate our lives and own every decision we’ve made – it will allow growth.

We as women have many hats that we wear and sometimes the choices are ours as to whether we wish to wear so many hats or not but we do and in doing so it’s not always possible to make the right decisions in life. Learn from every decision and each choice made - celebrate them anyway. Pat yourself on the back when you’ve made the right decision – celebrating you and when you have those decisions that did not yield that positive result in which you’d hoped for – celebrate those also and by doing so there’s growth, wisdom, knowledge and understanding that comes. Celebrating all things gives room to escape the residual effects of making a wrong decision – its reason to celebrate.

We do not have to look back on our lives and on our decisions and wonder if we only had another chance how we would do things differently. That chance is gone and will not return so why not celebrate the opportunity to gain wisdom and understanding – it’s worth celebrating. Celebrate the mishaps; the incorrect decision to accept a job that you knew wasn’t good for you, celebrate that wrong decision to purchase that home that almost placed you in ruins when you knew you couldn’t afford it, that bad relationship that almost pushed you over the edge, those children that tested your love and patience and any other incorrect decision made.

Hind sight is always 20/20, right? If Hind sight is always 20/20, then see the celebratory worth before the fact also. It’s worth celebrating – it will keep you free. Celebrate your life today – all of it, everything about it and the beauty of living it. Let’s not diminish our worth by loathing the decisions of the past. Remember your worth and continue to move forward. We are woman!

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Wednesday's "We Are Woman" column is created by Doreen Washington. Doreen resides in Newport News, VA.

She is the author of her newest book, We Are Woman, an inspiring book that speaks to women about their strength, value and victories. Her next

book, Trapped - Learning to live free while waiting for romance and marriage, will hit book stores in early 2010.

Doreen is also the Founder and Executive Director of The FACE Foundation, a non-profit charitable organization that focuses its resources on assisting single working mothers. While writing is a passion of hers, she also finds time to devote the her local chapter as the president of the National Association of Professional Women (NAPW). You can visit Doreen's blog at www.doreenwashington.blogspot.com.