When Christmas isn’t Very Merry
Christmas and New Year’s is an exciting time for almost everyone. It’s a time to reconnect with family and friends that we don’t see as often as we would like. It’s a time to get to know friends and co-workers better at parties and breaks with extra home-made goods to share.
Between all of the excitement and joy, it’s hard to remember the Holidays are not the best time for everyone. Even with with parties, warm greeting, bright lights and cheer all around, there are people hurting.
Some are hurting while trying to blend into the crowd while others are showing there pain. Some are trying to avoid the pain with every distraction they can find. Some are struggling to process the declining health of loved-ones.
You don’t have to be okay, Just because it’s Christmas ~ Anne Wilson, Just Because It’s Christmas.
Maybe every Christmas is hard for you. Maybe it’s just this one.
For me the Holiday’s are hard. I try my best to blend in. I try my best to hide and not ruin anything for anyone else. December is more of a month of survival than joy and excitement.
Everyone has different levels of pain. For some people it is the regret that they couldn’t be there. This was supposed to be the year they took their…