"Celebrate good times! Come on'! - Kool & The Gang

The Power of Celebration

Let me first start this love note by saying …

“CELEBRATE, GOOD TIMES, COME ON! LET’S CELEBRATE!”

Hopefully that little antidote brought you back to the old song by Kool & the Gang!

Maybe a little cheesy beginning to this blog, but Kool & the Gang were on to something powerful when they wrote and published this gem of a song. They knew something powerful, even back in 1980 (the year I was born, lol) when they released their record breaking hit! 

Learning how to celebrate my life, big and small wins alike, has been a radical idea that, when I have integrated and implemented, has transformed my life from being almost homeless, to now living my dream life on the sandy beaches and tropical environment of Costa Rica!

I have been able to radically change my entire life with the help of a simple practice…. 

CELEBRATE TF out of EVERY. LITTLE. THING.

What you celebrate expands! Everything is energy. When you celebrate and focus on the good in your life, more good is drawn to you through the power of CELEBRATION. 

Don’t believe me?  Here’s my story…

A little more than 10 years ago I was practically homeless.  One day in May 2012 I found an eviction notice on my apartment door. Earlier that year, I had found myself divorced, without work and slowly descending into a deep, dark depression fueling my self hatred with alcohol. 

Once I received that eviction notice, I knew I had to do something different! I was tired of living paycheck to paycheck, worrying all the time and living life so depressed that I couldn’t find joy. Starting my life over in my early thirties, I was embarrassed I had become so unrecognizable as the woman I used to know, and ready to do something different. 

It was then I had to make a decision to change my life by getting sober, and working on myself through therapy, or continue on the dark path that I was headed down.  (You can read more about my personal journey here on Voyage Utah’s Rising Stars). 

During the process of rebuilding my life, I found the power of celebration! Integrating celebration into my day to day life, has transformed my life (and business) radically to where my life IS a celebration!  

The case for celebration…

I have helped hundreds of women radically transform their lives with the power of celebration. Celebrating every little thing in your life, every milestone, every little positive thing. All of these celebrations of the little things do add up to massive life changes! 

I teach about the power of celebration because when we learn to celebrate, we align our energy with what we want to create more of in our life. When we celebrate, we tell the Universe a very powerful message - “I want more things to celebrate!”. Celebrating each small step towards our goals, builds our confidence, focuses our direction and expands our energy towards what we desire. 

The power of celebration is this CELEBRATING creates momentum and a positive high. The energy of celebration is high on the emotional scale. It’s near joy, abundance and love. The excitement and celebration energy is about being excited about your life that things are manifesting for you. It makes a huge difference when you choose to celebrate. 

Everything in life should be celebrated, especially the little things. Many times, we will wait until a big momentous occasion to celebrate ourselves and our progress in achieving goals. 

What’s the big deal already?

Currently I am writing this blog while sitting on my sun deck, watching monkeys, iguanas and the beautiful birds of Costa Rica, drinking my coffee.  However, when I first started celebrating, I was 10 days sober. My coach at the time presented a very radical idea. “What if, every day you stayed sober, you celebrated yourself with a small moment of acknowledgment?”

• Did I stay sober that day? Yes - I celebrated with my favorite sparkling water - Coconut Lacroix!

• Did I make my bed that day? Yes - I celebrated with a small acknowledgement that I have a nice beautiful bed to sleep in that night. 

• Did I go to the gym, go to work, etc. etc.? Yes - make it a big deal by acknowledging how awesome I was to follow through with small commitments. 

When we celebrate wins, big or small, we build confidence! When we celebrate TF out of every little thing, we change our energy to be aligned with what we desire, rather than what we don’t want! 

So… How do you start to celebrate?

When I start working with clients I teach them to celebrate the small things. Celebrating the small wins,creates energy and positive momentum towards meeting bigger goals, and creating positive lasting change in life! 

Remember my story? 

This is why I teach my clients to celebrate every single day. 

Celebrate in every single way. Celebrate, even when it seems silly to celebrate! Celebrate, celebrate, celebrate! I call these the LITTLE WINS. 

These little things get to be celebrated and MUST be celebrated if you are to create the energy. The celebration creates the positive energy to go out to the universe and come back to you. 

Did you go to work today? Celebrate.

Did you not yell at your kids today? Celebrate.

Did you not tell your boss to f**k off? Celebrate.

Did you stick to your gym routine? Celebrate. 

Did you not binge on cake in the breakroom? Celebrate. 

Celebrating is about the positive reinforcement that you can keep your commitments to yourself, you are worth celebrating, and that you are doing awesome in life! 

When I first start working with a client they will complain that making their bed is such a little thing and question me “do I really need to celebrate it?” And my answer is always YES!!! I love to celebrate and feel gratitude for my clients' celebration, and I also celebrate the things that are coming as well! 

By celebrating your life, especially the little wins, you stay in that positive vibration, attracting more and more experiences to celebrate! Like attracts like. If you are in the excitement/celebration it’s going to go from your heart out into the universe and come back to you and be reflected. This will show you more and more evidence of reasons to celebrate.

If you want to watch the video I made about celebrating the little things click here

I celebrate everything in my life. I celebrate my small wins, that turn into bigger wins! 

So, what are you celebrating today?