The City of Darien and the Darien Chamber of Commerce will be holding our annual Darienfest celebration on August 9 -11 at Westwood Park, and my hope is for great weather, good music and an enjoyable and safe weekend for all attendees.
This will be our 36th Darienfest celebration, and having attended each of these events, I always try to find something different, something unique to each of these fest weekends. Maybe it’s the food, a musical group or some happening that reminds me of that specific fest. If I go back 36 years, I can fill a journal with all the memories I have of Darienfest weekends. Were they all perfect, no, but rather than complain, I prefer to adopt a positive attitude, and to always find a way to enjoy each fest weekend.
There will be some who will look at this event and this weekend through a negative “lens;” maybe they don’t like the location, the food or maybe they just don’t care for the large crowd or gathering of people that takes place with each Darienfest. Rather than looking for a positive and taking some time to possibly enjoy one or more aspects of the fest, they will allow a negative attitude to keep them from enjoying this event.
As the saying goes, “An entire sea of water can’t sink a ship unless it gets inside the ship. Similarly, the negativity of the world can’t put you down unless you allow it to get inside you.” As with so many things in life, we often waylay our potential to see the goodness surrounding us due to our inability to rid ourselves of the negativity in our lives. As I stated earlier, Darienfest is not a perfect event, but if we look at it in a new light; as a way of getting out of the house, spending time with friends and family, we will find that we have given ourselves a chance to have a wonderful weekend.
I hope to see you there!