Holiday Season

I wanted to post about the Holiday Season.. For many of us it's a time to share with family and friends and those that we care about.. For others, it's a difficult season because either they are lonely, have lost someone special, or they just don't have anyone to share it with.. This past Thanksgiving I spent it with my extended family.. This year for myself will be difficult.. It will be the first Holiday Season without my best friend, first love, soul mate, etc.. I was fortunate enough to be able to share this past Thanksgiving with his family.. It was difficult not having him there, but we really tried to make the most of it.. We cracked jokes, remembered funny stuff that he would do.. (like eat my peach cobbler before I was able to set it on the table for dessert.. or take spoonfuls of the mashed potatoes and eat them while we are cooking and not waiting for the others).. Memories like that are difficult to forget.. I'm blessed that I am able to have them and look back and be able to laugh about it.. Yes I do miss him and the fun times that we had.. I do accept that he's in a better place... 

Holiday's are a time to remember the good times and not dwell on the bad.. It's a time to trim the tree (or no tree like at my house), make cookies instead of buying expensive gifts, share with the kids showing them the true meaning of Christmas.. Make new memories, remember the old ones and cherish them deeply.. Help those in need.. Even though you might be the one in need.. Helping others sometimes heals you also.. For some the Holidays are depressing.. If you should feel that way, stop think about what you have and how you are blessed.. Yes, it's hard.. It's not easy, but you aren't as bad as you might think.. We all go through dark periods in our life... Talk to people that really listen.. Write down your feelings, listen to music, look at the sky during the day and at night.. Dwell on the good and not the bad... Think positive thoughts and cry if need be, yell if it makes you feel better.. and let it out!!! Then tell yourself that I'm grateful for who I am and what I have... 

This Holiday Season for me will be definitely different.. The gifts will be all homemade cookies and breads.. No Tree, No decorations outside.. (not to say that I wouldn't love to have them, just can't afford them).. So, I'm teaching the kids that you can celebrate without having all the commercialized stuff.. They are assisting in the baking and the packing.. Making our own Christmas cards by taking pics of ourselves with my camera and developing the pictures..  Yes, it's minimal, but it will do... 

My wish to all is for a great Holiday Season... May you be blessed and may all your dreams come true.. Hope to hear from all of you... 

Merry Christmas