Hi! This is a very loud and obnoxious reminder that YOU ARE AWESOME! The International Day of Awesomeness is celebrated every 10th of March. Some crazy folks invented the holiday, purposely on Chuck Norris’ birthday, to celebrate and highlight everyone’s unique awesomeness. If you don’t feel like you’re awesome, I encourage you to keep reading. And if you already know you’re a freaking badass, awesome human, quit reading and continue living your awesome life. (But don’t let me tell you what to do.)
Most of our days are spent worrying, questioning and making mundane decisions. Our lives are filled with email and junk mail and laundry and dishes, and none of that ever feels awesome. We get stuck believing that awesomeness is only found on vacation in some beautiful paradise. Awesomeness comes later, after I’m done with all my earthly chores.
STOP. WRONG. YOU ARE PERFECTLY AWESOME RIGHT NOW! Read it again. YOU ARE PERFECTLY AWESOME RIGHT NOOOOOWWWWWWWW!!!!
First, there is only ONE YOU in this world. No one else out there can feel what you feel or see what you see or think what you think. Even if you are a twin, you know that you are vastly different. You may share the same DNA, but you are both two different humans – two awesome humans. Take a moment to recognize that no one else on this earth can feel the chair you are sitting on, just you. No one else can taste a strawberry on your behalf. No one else can sleep and dream like you do. You can’t outsource a good night’s rest! Only you possess the awesome quality of having a front row seat to being YOU!
Next, take a moment to recognize all that has happened in your life to be where you are right now. If you are reading, that means at some point you learned how to read. YOU KNOW HOW TO READ!!! That’s AWESOME!!!! And if you are lucky enough to have someone reading this to you, that means YOU CAN HEAR!!!! And guess what, THAT’S AWESOME, too!!! And if you were born or lost the ability to see or hear, YOU ARE AWESOME!!! You are here, on this earth, ALIVE with the opportunity to taste and smell and smile and feel the warmth of our beautiful sunshine on your face.
Last, let me remind you of what a miracle it is that you are here, on this planet, right now. The opportunity for a woman to get pregnant is only 15-25%. You beat that odd. Our planet currently has all the right mixture of oxygen, carbon dioxide, and air pressure that is suitable for your unique body. If you were born on Mars, you would’ve needed a special body suit and oxygen tank from birth. But not you, you are awesome and you were born here, on EARTH! Then, think of the fact that there are over 100 BILLION stars in our Milky Way galaxy; each star with at least ONE planet. That is ONE galaxy, out of 200 BILLION others in our universe. And guess what, YOU ARE ON THE PERFECT PLANET FOR YOUR AWESOME SELF!!!
Somehow, and for some reason, you are here – doing what you believe to be mundane. But the mere fact that you EXIST means that you have landed exactly where you need to be. I don’t know the reason, but it’s up to you to appreciate all that is here for you RIGHT NOW. YOU ARE AWESOME!
Did you also know that it is a distinctly human gift to experience AWE? And that when we experience the sense of awe, we are happier, and healthier in our lives? Check out the research done on AWE and our brain by Michelle N. Shiota.
Only YOU possess your unique capabilities coupled with your experiences. Until we fully prove the multiverse exists, there is only ONE YOU, on this entire UNIVERSE. THAT’S PRETTY AWESOME. Celebrate it! Celebrate how UNBELIEVABLY AWESOME YOU ARE! And when you feel bored, lonely or tired of folding laundry, remind yourself, it’s okay, I’M JUST HERE, BEING AWESOME!
