Happy Leap Day!
February 29 is a “free” day thanks to 2008 being a leap year. This bonus day on the calendar known as Leap Day is an unusual occurrence celebrated by “leapers,” those born on this day, and marked by those with a sense of humor who choose February 29 to get married.
Leap Day is celebrated in a variety of ways across the globe. An Irish folk tradition says February 29 is a day where women ask men for marriage.
But this particular day reminds me of an episode of one of my favorite shows Fraiser.
In “Look Before You Leap,” radio psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane advises all of his listeners and family to “take a leap” in the spirit of leap year, and do something daring and spontaneous. Predictably all the leaps go disastrously and hilariously wrong.
Certainly I hope your results will be different, but here is a gift of an extra day, a rare opportunity to try something new, to get out of a rut, break a bad habit or attempt something new and courageous.
Your leaps could contain anything as audacious as a new hairstyle, trading your glasses for contacts or applying for a new job. Maybe you could use this single day to tie-up any unfinished business or do the opposite of what you normally do for just one day.
Do you want to call a long-lost friend or repair a broken relationship? Maybe February 29 is the day to do it.
As cowboy actor John Wayne said, “Courage is being scared to death — but saddling up anyway.”
But then again, the light at the end of the tunnel could be from an oncoming train.
Follow this link to learn more than you would want to know about Leap Year.
Here is a list of famous leapers.
Read more about the custom of women asking men for marriage on Leap Day.
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