Hohoho, hold on! The holidays are here! As much as I love all of the Christmas cheer, it can be a bit much at times. We are bombarded with Christmas and joy, and it's easy to feel resistance to it all at times. There is so much pressure to find that perfect gift, to have money to spend on loved ones, and to show up and be merry for all the festivities.
Over the holidays, the same old factors apply. It's best to be honest with yourself and honor where you're at with it all. I do not like how much consumerism is attached to Christmas. With my own family, we do get some gifts, but mostly with the young ones I want Christmas to be about fun traditions, learning and singing songs, making candles and wreaths and decorations to give to loved ones, celebrating with family, making memories, feeling grateful for all we have and giving more than we usually do.
We can make Christmas whatever we want it to be.
Resist being what everyone wants or hopes you to be. Yet, try to be as kind as possible when delivering your truth.
I can get wrapped up (no pun intended) in trying to make everyone around me happy and then failing and feeling horrible about myself. It doesn't make for a very merry time. Of course, I try to keep my harsh judgments of myself top secret. Just keep smiling....
My gift for myself this year is to love and accept myself at all costs. I'm going to laugh at my shortcomings and allow myself to be me without harshly judging who I am. What a gift.
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