Quotes for the Journey: Celebration Life is a celebration of awakenings, of new beginnings, and wonderful surprises that enlighten the soul. Cielo

I celebrate myself, and what I assume you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you.  I loafe and invite my soul, I lean and loafe at my ease. . . observing a spear of summer grass.      -Walt Whitman     Why celebrate a birthday only one day out of the year?  Why not celebrate life every day?  I can!  I can make every day a day for giving thanks!        -unattributed     People often resist change for reasons that make good sense to them, even if those reasons don't correspond to organizational goals.  So it is crucial to recognize, reward, and celebrate accomplishments.      -Rosabeth Moss Kanter     Everything is created from moment to moment, always new.  Like fireworks, this universe is a celebration and you are the spectator contemplating the eternal Fourth of July of your absolute splendor.      -Francis Lucille     The clouds above us come together and disperse; The breeze in the courtyard departs and returns.  Life is like that, so why not relax?  Who can keep us from celebrating?      -Lu-Yu      Celebration is a kind of food we all need in our lives, and each individual brings a special recipe or offering, so that together we will make a great feast.  Celebration is a human need that we must not, and can not, deny.  It is richer and fuller when many work and then celebrate together.      -Corita Kent and Jan Steward

Life has meaning only in the struggle.  Triumph or defeat is in the hands of the Gods.  So let us celebrate the struggle!      -Swami Sivananda

Mom always tells me to celebrate everyone's uniqueness.  I like the way that sounds.      -Hillary Duff

The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.       -Oprah Winfrey

Celebrate what you want to see more of.      -Thomas J. Peters

What reason do I need to celebrate life?  A birthday, a wedding anniversary, or a holiday are all reminders that there is something to celebrate.  Yet every day can be a celebration of life.  I celebrate life by praising God.  Praise can be a quiet time of communion with God or a joyous hymn of thanksgiving to God.  I celebrate by recognizing the life of God within others.  We are all unique expressions of God's creativity, and I treat others with all the honor that I would great masterpieces, for indeed we are.  I rejoice in every expression of life I perceive.  The song of a bird, the beauty of a mountain, the fragrance of a flower, the softness of a kitten's fur all give me reasons to celebrate life.      -unattributed

Stop worrying about the potholes in the road and celebrate the journey!      -Barbara Hoffman

Celebrate the happiness that friends are always giving; make every day a holiday and celebrate just living!      -Amanda Bradley

I just want to celebrate another day of living; I just want to celebrate another day of life!       -Glenn Hughes

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