It’s here! The holidays are upon us. I know this time of year isn’t everyone’s favorite, yet it does have a certain amount of cheer involved…doesn’t it? The things we do in these weeks we do only once a year. Rituals and traditions that help us feel like we unite with everyone we love in our life or who have been in our life. I like to think when I get out the rolling pin and mat that my mother used to bake cookies with me for the holidays, she is standing right with me today, even though she has been gone for years now. Rituals do that.
So do all the fun decorations. Last night I was cracking up with my son as we looked at all of the old cards and pictures he made for me during the holidays. One was just a card with a holiday tree drawn on it and inside he said, “Dear Mom. This is your present. Sorry this is all you get. I am broke.” He may have been 8 when he wrote that. Hysterical!
Today my suggestion is that we bring a little bit of this cheer and celebration into our everyday lives as a form of self care. Watch and see what you think.