Choose to find a celebration.
“If you look at life one way there is always cause for alarm.” Elizabeth Bowen said this. These words casually circle through my mind on most days. They prod me to consider different ways to look at the day. I do not have to be alarmed.
I can find a celebration.
I’ve put this idea to the test, trying to determine if it is truth or myth. There are hard days, and I can find celebration. There are mundane days, and I can find celebration. There are super great days, and I can find celebration.
Finding celebration has become a way of life. I wonder what will happen on the day a nightmare strikes. There are hard things happening all of the world, and I wonder if it is presumptuous to assume we can always find celebration.
But for me, I will choose to find the celebration in the stories I share. I invite you to join me, and choose to share the celebration.
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Open your blog and write a post. It doesn’t have to be a heart stretched story…it just needs to be written…and shared.
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Use one of these images so we can find each other…and you can invite others to share their stories with us!
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I’m joining an open community of writers over at Sharing Our Stories: Magic in a Blog. If you write (or want to write) just for the magic of it, consider this your invitation to join us. #sosmagic
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Highs and Lows SOS 6 and 7
http://digitalbonnie.me/2020/05/28/road-trip-coming-back-home-sos-episodes-6-7-may-21-28-2020/
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I’m learning from my lawn.
https://www.juliekcox.com/blog/lawn-care
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Sorry! This post had problems I couldn’t fix, and I took it down.
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I’m sorry I missed it! My mom opened it and read some of it to me. She said “Oh Ruth, you’re going to really like this one!”
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🙂 You’re sweet. If I can fix it, I’ll put it back up.
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I’m celebrating my daughter’s milestone – she just finished year five of teaching! She beat the odds!
http://adayinthelifeof19b.blogspot.com/2020/05/a-letter-to-my-daughter-sosmagic.html
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That’s so wonderful Leigh Ann… to share something you love… passing the torch. Especially now, to celebrate… wow! I’m tearing up. 🙂
Bonnie
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My friend from last week is back, but this time I was entertained by some new characters who showed up.
https://lcinmo.wordpress.com/2020/05/28/attacked/
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A celebration after saying goodbye …
http://literacyzone.blogspot.com/2020/05/saying-goodbye.html?m=1
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Hi Michelle,
I can’t imagine how hard it’s been to get satisfactory closure to this insane end of this school year. I only hope that we are back to normal by the next time you come to a school year ending.
Bonnie
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Me too, Bonnie!!
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Hi, everyone! Can you envision taking all of your garden pretties and spray painting them the same color? We see this yard often on our bike rides and it made me reflect on this pandemic experience…
https://livewriteteach.blogspot.com/2020/05/in-broad-strokes.html
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Love when this happens…and no, I didn’t not read what you wrote about celebrations until I had already published my post.
https://rerouted356.wordpress.com/2020/05/29/thankful/
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An unexpected Celebration..just needed to stop and listen.
https://enjoy-embracelearning.blogspot.com/2020/05/stop-and-listen-sos-magic-in-blog.html
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YAY for cupcakes! What a great opportunity to appreciate love of family and creativity to celebrate events in this unique time. You will remember this shared celebration 🙂
Bonnie
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Celebrating a day of focus (from a gal who prefers to ramble, stroll, and meander through life)!
https://pleasuresfromthepage.blogspot.com/2020/05/sharing-our-stories-celebrating.html
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Finding the celebrations are more and more important these days. I reflected on this about about the Simple Joys in life. Thanks, again – Ruth. I don’t think I would have sat down and wrote this blog or poem without your nudge. https://wordancerblog.com/
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A phone call from a friend.
https://justforamonth.blogspot.com/2020/05/phone-call.html
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Oh my…this memory was one that is close to the surface, but I never considered writing it down. I’m so glad I did.
https://ruthayreswrites.com/2020/05/29/gentle-kind-green/
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Even as my daughter battles cancer, I have much to celebrate! #MakeRoomForJoy
https://untanglinglifedotblog.wordpress.com/2020/05/29/makeroomforjoy/
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Celebrations! That gets me blogging again. https://deb-day.blogspot.com/2020/05/sosmagic-celebrate-if-this-isnt-nice.html
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