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It's coming . . . whether you like it or not !!! So hold on to your turkey it might be a bumpy ride.
For some people, the holidays are a time for stress. For others, it is a time for joy. It all depends on what has happened before, whether most of your family times have been euphoric or simply unbearable. Everyone comes to the holiday season with a certain mental frame of mind which carries them through the days or hurtles them into freakout space.
So I say let's change things. Let's change our minds and therefore change our circumstances. You don't have to gobble up all the world's or your family's traditional views of what you SHOULD be doing this Thanksgiving. Do something different. Make a new tradition.
Ask yourself, "What do I want to do"? Does that sound selfish? To a degree, yes, but sometimes you just have to think about you 'cause if YOU don't, who will?
If you are beginning to feel the rise of stress levels in your body and mind as the leaves outside your window are falling, then decide you are going to HAVE IT YOUR WAY and hold the pickle if you want! If you don't want the pickle then don't eat it. Tell your folks you've gone holidarian in place of vegetarian this year and you're sorry but you can't digest Thanksgiving.
Instead, you could invite all your real friends over, bringing with them whatever they want . . . turkey, tofurkey . . . you name it! Go to the beach and have a picnic on the sand with someone you REALLY want to be with at this time. Maybe it's just your cat!! The key is to be light, have fun and enjoy life. If you can do that around your family, then go for it with gusto. If you can't, don't feel bad, and don't let your family make you feel bad. Do tell them you love them and be cheerful and sincere about it and then go baste your turkey and eat it too . . . or not!
It's coming . . . whether you like it or not !!! So hold on to your turkey it might be a bumpy ride.
For some people, the holidays are a time for stress. For others, it is a time for joy. It all depends on what has happened before, whether most of your family times have been euphoric or simply unbearable. Everyone comes to the holiday season with a certain mental frame of mind which carries them through the days or hurtles them into freakout space.
So I say let's change things. Let's change our minds and therefore change our circumstances. You don't have to gobble up all the world's or your family's traditional views of what you SHOULD be doing this Thanksgiving. Do something different. Make a new tradition.
Ask yourself, "What do I want to do"? Does that sound selfish? To a degree, yes, but sometimes you just have to think about you 'cause if YOU don't, who will?
If you are beginning to feel the rise of stress levels in your body and mind as the leaves outside your window are falling, then decide you are going to HAVE IT YOUR WAY and hold the pickle if you want! If you don't want the pickle then don't eat it. Tell your folks you've gone holidarian in place of vegetarian this year and you're sorry but you can't digest Thanksgiving.
Instead, you could invite all your real friends over, bringing with them whatever they want . . . turkey, tofurkey . . . you name it! Go to the beach and have a picnic on the sand with someone you REALLY want to be with at this time. Maybe it's just your cat!! The key is to be light, have fun and enjoy life. If you can do that around your family, then go for it with gusto. If you can't, don't feel bad, and don't let your family make you feel bad. Do tell them you love them and be cheerful and sincere about it and then go baste your turkey and eat it too . . . or not!
Do what makes you thankful and make sure you have been kind in the process because we know that Karma is a @#*"!
© nancy 11.92009
© nancy 11.92009
