Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.
Speaker 1: Good Morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.
Speaker 1: Today's tip is to make a fuss. If there is
Speaker 1: an occasion in your life that is worth celebrating, then
Speaker 1: celebrate it. It's generally worth the bother A great Many
Speaker 1: years ago, I heard about a young couple who were
Speaker 1: figuring out where they were going to get married. Now,
Speaker 1: traditionally people get married somewhere near the bride's home, and
Speaker 1: she happened to be from a small country, and indeed
Speaker 1: a not so urban part of that country that wasn't
Speaker 1: exactly going to be easy to get to. So the
Speaker 1: couple assumed that they should dispense with that tradition and
Speaker 1: just do something small and local. No one was going
Speaker 1: to want to travel for their wedding, right, They floated
Speaker 1: that idea of staying put with friends and family and
Speaker 1: got back an entirely different answer than they imagined. It
Speaker 1: turned out that people liked the idea of traveling internationally
Speaker 1: and having a big, traditional wedding in her culture, so
Speaker 1: that is what they did. Fortunately, people wanted to make
Speaker 1: a fuss. They wanted this big experience they were going
Speaker 1: to go to the couple's wedding anyway, and this gave
Speaker 1: them an excuse to do something memorable that they were
Speaker 1: highly unlikely to do otherwise. Now, I recognize that some
Speaker 1: people go to weddings every weekend, and I am sure
Speaker 1: that they have wedding travel fatigue. But in general, it's
Speaker 1: unlikely we will get to the end of our lives
Speaker 1: and say, phew, I am so glad I never did anything.
Speaker 1: Think of all the energy I saved, Um, what am
Speaker 1: I going to do with it? Now? Celebration are fun,
Speaker 1: making people feel special. It's an easy way to add
Speaker 1: a lot of happiness into our lives and to nurture
Speaker 1: relationships too, So don't let these occasions for celebration slip away.
Speaker 1: Do something to honor them. If someone you are close
Speaker 1: to has a birthday coming up, get the card, get
Speaker 1: the balloons, get them a cupcake. If someone is graduating,
Speaker 1: go to the party and be sure to wrap the
Speaker 1: gift up nice and fancy. Take the initiative to throw
Speaker 1: a party for someone else, particularly if you are sure
Speaker 1: there won't be other formal celebrations happening. Most likely, no
Speaker 1: one is throwing your friend a shower for her fourth baby,
Speaker 1: But you could host a little celebratory lunch. I mean,
Speaker 1: why not If there are occasions in your own life
Speaker 1: that might be worth celebrating, do so. Maybe you could
Speaker 1: invite some people over to toast. I am really glad
Speaker 1: that I decided to throw myself a party A few
Speaker 1: years ago when one of my books, called Off the Clock,
Speaker 1: came out, we rented out a little restaurant in New
Speaker 1: York and invited all sorts of people. It became like
Speaker 1: an episode of This is Your Life as I chatted
Speaker 1: to people from my professional and personal spheres going back decades.
Speaker 1: I still have fond memories of it all. Whatever else
Speaker 1: happened with the launch that made it feel more real
Speaker 1: to me. So today, look at your calendar and mark
Speaker 1: some occasions that might be worth celebrating, and make a
Speaker 1: fuss for other people's celebrations too. The time will pass
Speaker 1: one way or another. Marking it makes it memorable and
Speaker 1: keeps time from slipping unnoticed into the past. In the meantime,
Speaker 1: this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making
Speaker 1: the most of our time. Hey, everybody, I'd love to
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