May You Celebrate More

The 4 of Wands from the Steampunk Tarot.

Like many people, James Clear does an annual review at the end of the year, which he sends out to everyone on his email list. You can read his full review HERE.

He has catagories: 

What went well this year?
What didn't go so well?
What am I working toward?

I noticed in his "didn't go so well" section one point that I faced in 2015. Seeing it on his list made me think perhaps it is more common than I thought, which made me want to share with you. 

​As you probably know, I write a lot. Each year I recieve several contracts for publication or for teaching. One day (this was back in 2015), I was telling Lisa about how I love it when my authors (the ones I contract to write for Llewellyn) are so excited to get their contracts and to hear how they celebrate. I said something about how we don't celebrate my contracts because they've become "my job." Then we realized that that is a bunch of crap and that we should celebrate each and every opportunity for the awesome blessing that it is. So now we do because why not?

James Clear notes that despite all the lovely accomplishments, large and small, that he didn't celebrate them. Instead he acted humble and moved on to the next goal. But by doing so, he was not only not honoring the achievement but also depriving his loved ones an opportunity to be part of his life in a really wonderful way. 

My blessing for you today is that you celebrate your accomplishments, large and small, and that you help those you love celebrate theirs, every day all year long.

Love,
​Barbara