{"id":19576,"date":"2019-03-15T08:16:58","date_gmt":"2019-03-15T12:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ccpa-accp.ca\/?p=19576"},"modified":"2019-03-15T08:16:58","modified_gmt":"2019-03-15T12:16:58","slug":"lifes-a-masquerade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ccpa-accp.ca\/fr\/lifes-a-masquerade\/","title":{"rendered":"Life&#8217;s a Masquerade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My sister had a masquerade party for her 30th birthday. The guests were dressed like 17<sup>th<\/sup> century patrons in fancy ball clothes, and even her cake had a vertical floating gold masquerade ball mask. Children, adults, and grandparents attended her authentically themed party, hosted in a large party hall. Can you imagine waltzing across a ballroom floor in your fancy clothes, while you escape in the music and getting to enjoy the company of other guests through great conversation, warmth, and laughter? The hors d\u2019oeuvres are simply smashing. Generally, people report friendships or close relationships as the most valuable and meaningful part of life (Klinger, 1997; Bibby, 2001). What better way to spend time than in a masquerade party with good friends and family.<\/p>\n<p>I never considered having a special party for my 30<sup>th<\/sup> birthday, or any other birthday for that matter. I am lucky to care to attend my own graduations, as I skipped my high school and my first master degree graduation. My approach to skipping out on celebrations is far from healthy. Skipping out leads to not only isolating yourself, but also isolating other people in your life. When my children view old videos of my family, they always ask my mother or sisters, \u201cWhere was my mom?\u201d I was usually engaged in my own individual activities somewhere else in the house. My absence from family activities in my adolescence has apparently robbed my children, a generation later, of any meaningful insight about my life growing up. Avoid isolating yourself, as isolation can lead to loneliness among other negative emotional consequences. Remember to celebrate life, yourself, and your accomplishments \u2013 even the small ones.<\/p>\n<p>Now, I take time out to smell the roses, so to speak, and you should do the same. Life is a masquerade but don&#8217;t hide behind your masks \u2013 have a ball. If you do, your happiness will keep you healthier.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>References<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5>Bibby, R.W. (2001). <em>Canada\u2019s Teens, Today, Yesterday and Tomorrow<\/em>. Toronto: Starddart.<br \/>\nKlinger, D.A. (1997). <em>Negotiating order in patrol work: an ecological theory of police response to Deviance.<\/em> Criminology 35(2):277\u2013306.<\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My sister had a masquerade party for her 30th birthday. The guests were dressed like 17th century patrons in fancy ball clothes, and even her cake had a vertical floating gold masquerade ball mask. 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