Today is Just Because Day!

You may be wondering, "So, what is 'Just Because Day'?" National Today dot com says, "On August 27, you won’t need a reason to celebrate. All you need is National Just Because Day. Why? Well, just because. If you want to make spaghetti for breakfast wearing last year’s Halloween costume, more power to you. If you want to climb a tree as an adult, take the risk. It’s a day to stop worrying about the whys." Sounds fantastic to me - not the spaghetti for breakfast or climbing a tree, but I am thinking of things I might do - just because!

On Just Because Day, feel free to do something without any rhyme or reason - such as . . .

• Right before the Great Depression, a fascinating fad hits the streets — pole-sitting becomes a strange, yet popular test of endurance.
• In the 1950s people cram themselves into phone booths to see how many of them can fit — the standing record is 25.
• Walking backward just because.
• Surprising a friend - or family member with a thoughtful gift, just because, won’t only brighten their day, it could create a positive ripple effect for everyone they meet. 
• At some point in your day, make it your goal to elicit from someone a question along the lines of “But why?” Then, you can tell them nonchalantly, “just because.” 
• Perform random acts of kindness!
• Consider . . . Salvador Dali walked around Paris with an ant-eater on a leash or Benjamin Franklin would write his essays naked in cold rooms while claiming they were “air baths,” or Keanu Reeves has been donating millions of dollars to children’s hospitals for years!

You will learn more about "Just Because Day" at this link. Whatever you decide to do - "just because" - do it today - just because!