The holidays have never been easy for me.
Yep, I said it out loud.
This is not my favorite time of year.
Everyone is racing around with a long to-do list and there is a manic energy hovering about.
Buy, buy, buy! If you get THIS gift your life will be perfect! Consume! Attend Parties! Be Joyful! and for goodness sake, you had better be spending time with the perfect family! Oh, and the things that matter are not things, but here is something you can buy just in case!
It all just makes me tired. So, years ago, I thought I would try to look at things a little differently and began this little ritual:
I re-read thank you cards and notes!
As I read these cards and notes, some sent that year, some sent years before, I challenged myself to remember…….that no matter what, at some time in my life, I made a difference to at least one person.
That was a true gift.
If this time of year is challenging for you, I invite you to join me in this practice.
Don’t have any thank you cards or notes? Write some of your own and send them.
Join me, I guarantee your holiday will be brighter.
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