Easter Basket Lessons

Lessons Learned from your Easter Basket

Remember when you were young and on Easter morning you would hunt around the house to find where the Easter Bunny had hidden your basket?
Oh the triumphant joy when you did find the Easter basket!

The Easter basket was filled with candy, chocolates, multi-colored eggs, and of course, jelly beans.

This week, I would like to take a look at the traditional Easter basket and how it resembles everyday life.

We start out with the excitement of Easter morning. The children know the Easter Bunny put the basket somewhere. Boy, if every morning could be filled with that same excited hope and eagerness. Truthfully – it can! Every day can be a daring bold adventure – just bursting with surprises waiting to be discovered.

Before my readers go negative on me…let me emphasize what you make of the day and what you look for in the day is EXACTLY what you will get. Yes, there will be obstacles to overcome. True there will be some negative. But, as Denny Smith once said – “we all go through crap in life. The question is are you going to water ski over it or stand around taking water samples?”

HOPE – ANTICIPATE – SEEK OUT THE GOOD.
All Easter baskets have grass in them. What’s the purpose of the grass? I think it’s much more than aesthetics. It’s a soft resting place for jelly beans and hard boiled eggs. We all need a place where we can totally relax. It could be a favorite room, a favorite chair or even a park with a bench overlooking a lake. Without a place to decompress, we will walk around high strung, stressed and eventually it will take a toll on our bodies, physically and mentally.

REST – RELAX – DECOMPRESS
Every Easter basket has colored hard boiled eggs in it. Why? The eggs are often the artwork of children or a reminder of a family doing a fun activity together. Take the time to enjoy the artwork. Cherish the quality time that is spent with family and friend coloring eggs.
TAKE TIME FOR FRIENDS AND FAMILY – ENJOY THE BEAUTY AROUND YOU

Ahhh. Jelly beans, the official snack food of the late President Ronald Reagan. The bright colors of the jelly beans are amazing. These sugary treats date back to the Turkish Empire. Jelly Beans are fun – almost silly. And, the gourmet ones are extremely popular. Make life’s tasks fun. Don’t be afraid to add some brightness and color…..to a project, to the office, to another person’s life.
HAVE FUN – ADD COLOR – SHARE A COMPLIMENT
Now we come to the foil wrapped chocolate eggs. You already know what is inside – but it’s still fun to unwrap them and pop one in your mouth. Go ahead, treat yourself to something shiny and pleasureful.

TREAT YOURSELF – SAVOR THE PLEASURE
In every basket, there always is a chocolate bunny. Chocolate bunnies come in all shapes, sizes, and an assortment of flavors. The chocolate bunny is the centerpiece of the Easter basket. Without it, the Easter basket would just be a wicker basket of candy and eggs. Don’t lose sight of the focal point.

STAY FOCUSSED – KEEP THE MAIN THING THE MAIN THING

Have a great Easter holiday

Ron