Back to School: Mastering the Art of a Personal Pep Rally

There’s nothing like a pep rally to lift the spirits of our kids and energize them for the new school year. The enthusiasm creates a wide-open path of expectation for where they are going and possibilities are real and tangible.

But a personal pep rally isn’t just for our kids.

In my family, we’ve long utilized celebrations as a kind of year-long pep rally to not only revel in where we’ve been but to also instill a desire to be intentional in where we are going. No matter how far apart we are these days, we all keep a tally of the good things that happen in our lives, we share them with each other, and often the first words leading into the grand announcement are…”We have something to celebrate!” Getting everyone together is a bit of challenge at times, but it’s a priority, it’s never forgotten and it always includes dessert.

Our pep rally celebrations unite us as a family and raise our spirits for what’s to come.

Because we all know life is not always going to bring celebrations, and when the hard times come, we’ll have to work hard to stay grounded in where we are going, and we know we won’t be able to do it alone. I’m a firm believer that when we make time to celebrate where we’ve been, we clear the path for where we are going.


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