- Thanksgiving
- Christmas
- family
- New Year
I think it's safe to say that many folks have a sincere love/hate relationship with the entire holiday season.
If you are fortunate you absolutely love the holidays and all they entail. You're joyful and relatively stress-free.
Some folks just hate this time of year. They find no joy in the season and experience greater levels of stress and/or depression.
Then, I think there's 'the rest of us.' Those I mentioned above who see-saw between the two, or simply maintain balance somewhere in the middle.
- Realizing and acknowledging how very much we have to be thankful for
- Having difficulty feeling thankful during very difficult times and circumstances
- There's a strong focus on good food during the holidays - Yum!
- Difficult time of year for weight and health management
- Entertaining, decorating, traveling, shopping
- Entertaining, decorating, traveling, shopping
- Gift-Giving
- Finding money in the budget for gift-giving
- Exciting, stepped-up schedules
- Even less time to get everything done
- Time with friends and loved-ones
- Difficult or uncomfortable relationships for some; others are alone and lonely
- Wanting the perfect gifts for everyone
- Wanting our kids to appreciate the true meaning of the holidays
- New Year! New Beginning! New Resolutions!
- New Year, nothing changes, resolutions broken or not even attempted
The holidays can be a wonderful, magical time. They can also be pain-filled and depressing. I pray you make the most of the season and can be joyful. I pray, too, that you are sensitive to those around who may be struggling. Let your heart, not our commercialized society, dictate how you spend the holidays. Don't hesitate to show your love and always be open to receiving love from others.
May Holiday Blessings be Yours...
No comments:
Post a Comment