Congratulations and Celebrations

Celebrating Achievements

Abi was the proud parent last week when son Ben graduated. Ben has been in Durham for three years studying, maturing, achieving…. Abi shared the celebrations and posted this picture. Many, many friends wrote their congratulations, delighted for Ben, Abi and the family.

‘Congratulations Ben on your achievement… that’s amazing…. You’re awesome…’

We love to celebrate when there has been a notable achievement – exams completed, the birthday or anniversary, the literal or metaphorical mountain climbed or river crossed.

Celebrating Affection

Jacob and Abbie are engaged! Abbie’s proud mum wrote: ‘Congratulations Abbie and Jacob on your engagement! We are so happy for you both!’

Again… many messages of congratulations: ‘Congratulations… that’s wonderful news… You are a wonderful couple… We are so happy for you.’

Cliff Richard’s old song celebrates love and affection:

Congratulations and celebrations
When I tell everyone that you’re in love with me
Congratulations and jubilations
I want the world to know I’m happy as can be.

Celebrating with Activity

We’ve been to active celebrations, with games and competitions…. We’ve recently encountered several ‘stag dos’ and ‘hen dos’ with activity that I was pleased not to be part of. They should be ‘stag don’ts…’ ‘hen don’ts…’

We attended our friend Terry’s 80^th birthday party. Terry’s one of the most active pensioners I know, but his celebrations were gentle and leisurely – delightful food, drink and conversation, activity entirely age-appropriate to hosts and guests. We enjoyed sharing Terry’s congratulations and celebrations.

Celebrating through Adversity

At ‘Music for Wellbeing’ we sung ‘Three wheels on my wagon, And I’m still rolling along… But I’m singing a happy song.’ Despite difficulty and danger I’m still celebrating!

After ‘Two wheels on my wagon’, then one wheel, finally it’s: ‘No wheels on my wagon, So I’m not rolling along… But I’m singing a happy song.’

I looked around at 40 folks… many have wagons with wheels that have come off through dementia, Parkinsons, cancer, chemotherapy… but they’re still celebrating, singing a happy song… deserving congratulations.