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Celebrate Everything-Why Struggle (Book Excerpt)

by Barbara Faison

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This is a brief excerpt from the book, Why Struggle? Life Is Too Short To Wear Tight Shoes by Barbara J. Faison. Celebrating our lives and experiences is one way to find gratitude in the simple things in life. Why Struggle encourages you to accept life for what it is, an unpredictable journey.

GratitudeSelf CompassionPersonal GrowthAffirmationsAcceptanceCelebrationsLife CelebrationLife Journey

Transcript

Chapter seven,

Celebrate everything.

Life is a journey,

A trip,

A deck of cards.

Life defies a single definition because moment by moment,

Life changes.

Life is different for each person every moment.

Just as life changes,

We change and grow based on our experiences.

Life simply is.

Being alive is cause for celebration.

Take a moment to think of a reason to celebrate.

Treat yourself to something because you met a goal.

Celebrate.

Perhaps you didn't use your cell phone when you were having a meal.

Celebrate.

Every day,

Find reasons to be grateful for your life and celebrate.

Sometimes it's just as simple as not beating yourself up about something you did.

Now that is cause for a major celebration.

Practice.

Think about the music you've listened to,

The movies you've seen,

The friends in your life and how they may have changed over the years.

Treat yourself to something you enjoy.

You deserve it.

Affirmation.

I celebrate life and I am grateful for all of my life experiences.

Meet your Teacher

Barbara FaisonGeorgia, United States

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Recent Reviews

Josette

July 19, 2025

Barbara this is so true. Celebrations surround us all day. A great way to be grateful. Thank you.✨️

Maureen

August 7, 2023

Excellent thank you a reminder to be grateful for absolutely everything even those life learning experiences πŸ™πŸΎπŸ’•

Paula

June 24, 2023

Thank you Barbara. You and your words are so Inspiring. πŸ’–πŸ™

Melissa

March 7, 2023

I love this!! I will be celebrating more things in my life.

MaryAnn

September 7, 2022

Very inspiring and uplifting ❀️ Thank you so muchπŸ™

jesse

June 3, 2022

I'm grateful humble beautiful inside out.Im an Actor model singer Christian with Love courage and a Purpose ,AMEN AND so it Is ❀️ πŸ’– β™₯️ πŸ’•

G3B

May 29, 2022

Thank you. It is the daily little things that make us feel better. Just what I needed to hear this AM and it put a huge smile on my face. Namaste πŸ™

Margie

April 5, 2022

So uplifting! Wonderful voice, also! Thank you!

Jeff

February 6, 2022

I needed to hear this today. Thank you for posting β™₯️β™₯️β™₯️β™₯️

BL

January 19, 2022

Celebrate! πŸŽΆπŸ‘£πŸŽŠπŸŽ‰πŸŽˆβš‘πŸ—½πŸ‘£πŸ’ƒπŸ˜ƒπŸ€©πŸ˜‚πŸš€ It is good for the soul & liberates & saturates with Peace-of-mind. Jump in and seize the day! πŸ˜πŸ˜ƒπŸ€©πŸŽΆπŸ’ƒπŸŽŠπŸŽ‰πŸŽˆπŸ‘£πŸ—½πŸš€

joe

January 13, 2022

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ so inspiring Barbara… thank you so much for sharing this with us… Namaste πŸ™πŸΌ

Alex

December 22, 2021

I celebrate today that I am alive and healthy

Shirley

February 6, 2021

Such clarity in encouragement for celebration. Having just lost a good friend and co-worker of 7 years, I needed to hear this today. Thank you so much for your gift of encouragement 😘

Lisa

December 7, 2020

Celebrating discovering this here! Grateful for my life experiences! So glad I found you through live meditation . Peace πŸ™πŸΌπŸ’«πŸŒŸ

Phoenix

September 12, 2020

I love your fun, joyful, energetic positivity! Thank you for the inspirational messages!

joyful✨

September 10, 2020

πŸŽ‰Terrific! Just did your Insight Timer LIVE! ... and now following you! Yay! You are so nice & energetic✨ thanks for sharing your light in the 🌎🌟

Barbara

May 27, 2020

I’m celebrating life!

Carley

January 12, 2020

A new book to read! I'm already looking forward to it. Thank you, goddess β™₯οΈπŸ™

Grace

November 14, 2019

Such a powerful and helpful strategy! ✨

Raelene

November 13, 2019

Thank-you!!! Exactly what I needed to hear today!! Thanks so much for this!!!

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