Wake up and make a Happy Father's Day

    "Every day is not Christmas but every day is                                       Father's Day. "
 
There are events and people in our lives that we do not celebrate as much as we should or but on a particular day to the year. In some respects it makes that day special and some days like Christmas, Easter and birthday's are unique to their days of celebration. They are meant to be celebrated once every calendar year.

​Events like mother's day and father's day celebrations are of course very special and have the same intent but these celebrations can be extended to other days of the year. You cannot celebrate Christmas everyday or celebrate your birthday everyday but you can celebrate mother or father on more than one day of the year. They deserve to be celebrated and such celebrations can also have a much wider and positive impact on family and life..
 
  What is Fathers day? Why is there a Father's day. Father's day is father's day. In its most basic form it appears self explanatory and it is to honor fatherhood but like many other celebrated days or events that have become a part of our culture, we are unaware of the how, the why or the original meaning. In some cases the why or the origin becomes irrelevant but the celebration remains and will prevail from generation to generation because it has become a custom. Fatherhood is never irrelevant and that is what makes a good father an important part of any life, as it does a good mother. If you are a good father, that is an accomplishment that no one can ever take away from you. It is a part of who you are and something to wake up to in the morning and smile about.
 
   Father's day is a day of celebration to honor fathers, celebrate fatherhood, the parental bond between father and children and also the influence and impact fathers have on a societal level. Although we call it father's day, it is actually much more than that, as is mother's day. It has been named Father's day and yes the primary celebrant is `dad" but It is much more than just Father's day. It is so because it is about life, it is about parenting, about sacrifices that have been made, it is about mistakes to look back at and laugh, it is about family. It is about now and it is about the future. For all you know you may be the ancestor of a future president or someone who changes the world for the better.
 
  It is more about life, about family life and parenting than  about commerce. It is about the honor of being a father and not about spending money. A father does that almost every other day and yes he deserves to have some money spent on him on father's day, but where do you think the money is coming from, if the children have not yet become bread winners themselves? From mom, of course or maybe even the dad. I can assure you there are some children out there that said ` Dad can you lend me some money to get you a gift' and dad probably honored the request.

  To father's day the greatest meaning is love for it is the love that lies in a father's heart and mind that drives the desire to be a great parent and to make the sacrifices that are made. In return it is also love that is the greatest gift. There is no gift on line, no gift advertised on the radio and no gift in the stores that can have more value than the gift of love, of quality time spent together and the sound of laughter.  
 
   Being a father is not an entitlement it is a privilege and an honor. It is a privilege and an honor because not everyone can have children and not every male who has a child or children becomes a  parents, for one reason or another. It is a great responsibility. It is a journey and it can be a struggle but also an adventure. It is a joint venture, because without mom, there would be no child or children and without a child or children, there would be no Father's day to celebrate.
  
   If you are a father also lovingly called `Dad', then know that you have some meaning to life and to others. You have meaning, you have some purpose and you have some direction to your life. In spite of all the craziness around you and sometimes the doubt inside you have joy to look forward to each day and You have something to be proud about. The same applies to a mother also lovingly called `mom' and also thanks to you for making it a Happy Father's day but not just on this day. Together you should make many Happy Father's Days, many Happy Mother's days and many Happy Parent's days. 

​                                                           Jason.U@MondayMorningPositivity.com

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