How are you celebrating?

Today morning a friend called and he immediately asked, “so how are you celebrating today?” and that prompted me to inquire from him the significance of the day. My naive mind started googling, while I was talking to him, whether there was something important about the 3rd of July. I found out that the 3rd of July was National Fried clam day in the US and the declaration of independence was also adopted on the same day. I was sure neither me nor my Indian friend would be celebrating either of those. He laughed out loud and said, “I am celebrating my day of curiosity. Today I will try to read something new, watch something which I usually don’t and see if I can change my views on something and then journal about it.”

Before I could say further, he asked me “What words come to your mind when you think about yourself?” I thought and said, “Happy, Exuberant, learning oriented, Relaxed, Friendly, open to new ideas..” He stopped me and said, “What if I tell you that today is your day of exuberance? How will you celebrate?”

I smiled and said, “by being myself, and I will listen to some peppy music, compliment few people I work with and journal some of the great moments of my life”

He laughed and said, “Then it’s’ a deal! Let us talk again in the evening and share how our celebrations go. Also, lets co-create one interesting day every fortnight and celebrate”

And I spoke to him few minutes before writing this piece. And my goodness, I feel happy, content and of course, Exuberant!

How are you celebrating now? What would you celebrate tomorrow?