live your life and let others do the same

The other night I was mindlessly scrolling through Facebook when a post caught my eye.

The post talked about how despite it being summer weather still for the author, it was September and so she was going to lean all the way in to all things Autumn.

"Good for you!" I silently cheered as I read the post.

But, then I kept reading and quickly found myself shaking my head.

The author went on to state how September and October are for fall things, November is only for Thanksgiving things, and Christmas things can't be celebrated or acknowledged until December 1st.

It was a rule, she said.

Listen folks, none of us need that kind of negative energy in our life.

If you want to decorate your house for fall on June 1st, go for it.

If you want to wait to decorate for Christmas until December 10th, go for it.

Life is too short, too stressful, too structured, and too messy to put stringent parameters around the things that make us happy and bring us joy.

So, do what makes you happy and let others do what makes them happy. Your neighbor's Christmas tree in October or your online friend's pumpkin throw blanket in July really don't impact you or your own happiness.

You don't need anyone else's permission to go ahead and lean in to fall right now, or dive head first back in to summer, or pull those Christmas lights out of the attic, or even go ahead and put out some red and pink hearts for Valentine's day.

Live your life.

Find your happy.

Let others do the same. ​