You'll be good

 

Nicole

It's FAT TUESDAY!!!!!! Happy Mari Gras!!!!

What is Mardi Gras? Well, lets just ask Wikipedia shall we?

WIKIPEDIA:

Mardi Gras

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This article is about the carnival. For other uses, see Mardi Gras (disambiguation).

Mardi Gras, Carnival
Celebrations in New Orleans, USA
Also called	Fat Tuesday
Type	Cultural
Significance	Celebration prior to fasting season of Lent
Celebrations	Parades, parties
Date	Day before Ash Wednesday, 47 days before Easter
2015 date	February 17
2016 date	February 9
2017 date	February 28
Frequency	Annual
Related to	Shrove Tuesday; Carnival, Shrove Monday, Ash Wednesday, Lent, Užgavėnės, Maslenitsa, Valentine's Day

   

Mardi Gras (/ˈmɑrdiɡrɑː/), also Fat Tuesday^{[1][2][3][4][5]} in English, refers to events of the Carnival celebrations, beginning on or after the Epiphany or King's Day and culminating on the day before Ash Wednesday. Mardi Gras is French for "Fat Tuesday", reflecting the practice of the last night of eating richer, fatty foods before the ritual fasting of the Lenten season.
Related popular practices are associated with celebrations before the fasting and religious obligations associated with the penitential season of Lent. The date of Fat Tuesday coincides with that of celebrations of Shrove Tuesday, from the word shrive, meaning "confess".^[6]

 

 

 

 

Traditions

Popular practices on Mardi Gras include wearing masks and costumes, overturning social conventions, dancing, sports competitions, parades, debauchery, etc. Similar expressions to Mardi Gras appear in other European languages sharing the Christian tradition, as it is associated with the religious requirement for confession before Lent begins. 

 

 

In many areas, the term "Mardi Gras" has come to mean the whole period of activity related to the celebratory events, beyond just the single day. In some American cities, it is now called "Mardi Gras Day".^{[1][2][3][4][5]} It also has become a single people's counter to the coupled-centric Valentine's Day.^[5]

 

Nicole

Think about it

 

Nicole

Why the cynicism?

 

Hello! 

Well, last Monday was my birthday. That's right! I've never really expected 
much when it comes to my birthday, but I have to say, this birthday was in fact a really good birthday. One, I got an outpouring of birthday well wishes on Facebook from friends, family, and strangers. There was a lot of love I received from my family, and to top it off, I got some surprise happy birthday cards and kindness.
All completely unexpected and appreciated.

Throughout the last 10 years or so, I've never really wanted to make a big deal on my birthday. Perhaps over the years I became a little jaded by it, and many friends I know, have always been a little cynical about birthdays. So, with those two factors, I have instinctually just gone with the flow. However, last Monday, I was just taken back by all the kindness I recieved, especially knowing that it was completely genuine, my heart was touched.

I'll admit, I felt warm, happy, and blessed...and it felt good. Which got me thinking, its a birthday. Yeah, sometimes they can be ruff, but also, they can be one very great day. It is a day for you! Here you are,  living life, seeing another day and ready to live another year. That right there is something to celebrate. If you choose to be jaded or cynical about it, then that is on YOU. But for what? To be in a bad mood? I don't see why, but so be it.

Time, life, and birthdays are to short to be treated poorly. Cynicism is something that will control and consume you and that happy feeling you might be experiencing. So perhaps you should shove those bad thoughts and attitude to the side ang just enjoy.

Again...just enjoy..

Nicole