Celebrate Everyday pt. 14

are you an observant person? do you ever notice the "little things" in life? most of the time, those "little things" are that spectacular, but they are often unnoticed because of their size. well, little things are being celebrated today, because it is...

national lower case day!

in our society, when something is in in all-capital letters, it causes a person to take note. but when someone is writing with all lower case letters, most people don't think much of it (other than to think that person lacks grammar skills or they have been texting too long!).

*in case you are wondering, it is really hard not to capitalize words right now, but in the spirit of the day!*

now, you may ask why anyone would want to make a holiday about lower case letters. to be honest, i don't really know myself. but we could speculate what might be going through the mind of the creator of national lower case day. he probably was an english teacher who had quite a few students who struggled with capitalization. out of sympathy for his students, he decided to create one day out of the year when they wouldn't need to worry about capitalization. he realized that when his students were given the freedom not to capitalize words, that they quickly learned how much they did know about capitalizing words and found the holiday harder to celebrate. (while this account is fictitious, it might resonate some truth for those who do really struggle with capitalization!)

a word of caution to those who take advantage of today's liberty and apply the rules of national lower case day to everyday...don't do it! it is true that many people evaluate what kind of a person based on your writing skills/or lack thereof! :) you don't want to be labeled that way!

to celebrate today: enjoy the little things...like writing without capitals! look around you! find something small and unpretentious and enjoys its simplicity! work on your observation skills to be able to find those "little things"

have fun!