{"id":2562,"date":"2021-05-15T20:35:54","date_gmt":"2021-05-15T20:35:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bellagracemagazine.com\/how-to-celebrate-life-quietly\/"},"modified":"2023-04-20T18:12:05","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T18:12:05","slug":"how-to-celebrate-life-quietly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bellagracemagazine.com\/blog\/how-to-celebrate-life-quietly\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Celebrate Life Quietly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6228\" src=\"https:\/\/bellagracemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Celebrate-Life-Quietly_Bella-Grace.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"717\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"artcred\">\n\tWords: <span style=\"color: #ca877f;\"><a style=\"color: #ca877f;\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\"> Christen Hammons<\/a><\/span>\n\t<br\/>\n\tPhoto credit: <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Marta Locklear<\/a><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n<p>While we encourage you to celebrate everything in life, we know this can look different for everyone. The over-the-top gestures and events that some may bask in will send others looking for a place to hide. It\u2019s a common misconception that introverts don\u2019t want to celebrate things \u2013 they do, just not in the same way extroverts would prefer.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h4>Here are 10 ways to celebrate life&#8217;s events \u2014 big or small \u2014 quietly &#8230;<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Grab a close friend and go for a pedicure and a couple hours of window shopping, ending your outing with a cup of coffee or a glass of wine.<\/li>\n<li>Host a board game night with just a few people. It can be difficult for introverts to initiate small talk, but conversations naturally flow when playing a game.<\/li>\n<li>Take a trip somewhere by yourself. Even a night at a nearby hotel can feel like the ultimate luxury.<\/li>\n<li>Pick up a slice of cake from the grocery store, and eat it in your pajamas while reading a good book.<\/li>\n<li>Plan a movie night with popcorn, soda, and candy. You can enjoy others\u2019 company without too much conversation.<\/li>\n<li>Purchase a small piece of jewelry (it doesn\u2019t have to be expensive) that will remind you of your big accomplishment whenever you wear it.<\/li>\n<li>Treat yourself to the ultimate \u201cyou\u201d day. Do everything that brings you joy. Take a long bath; linger at the bookstore; order your favorite takeout \u2026 it\u2019s your day.<\/li>\n<li>Find a beautiful journal and use it to record all the big and small things worth celebrating.<\/li>\n<li>Invite a couple people to dinner at a restaurant you\u2019ve been wanting to try. Food brings people together, and you\u2019ll be able to head home for some quiet after you\u2019ve enjoyed your dessert.<\/li>\n<li>Get all dressed up. Put on your fanciest outfit, and do your hair and makeup. Then, stay home and enjoy your own company.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>For more inspiration, <a href=\"https:\/\/stampington.com\/Bella-Grace-Issue-28\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a> to pre-order our Summer Issue arriving June 1st!<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stampington.com\/Bella-Grace-Issue-28\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6229\" src=\"https:\/\/bellagracemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-15-at-1.32.09-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"536\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While we encourage you to celebrate everything in life, we know this can look different for everyone. The over-the-top gestures and events that some may bask in will send others looking for a place to hide. It\u2019s a common misconception that introverts don\u2019t want to celebrate things \u2013 they do, just not in the same [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":1864,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bellagracemagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bellagracemagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bellagracemagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bellagracemagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bellagracemagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2562"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bellagracemagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2562\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bellagracemagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1864"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bellagracemagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bellagracemagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bellagracemagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}