Surviving the holidays~I saw so many posts on Facebook with people surrounded with unhappiness. People facing changes and challenges. People making funeral/memorial plans-yes seriously more than one. I realize depression hits hard this time of year but I guess I didn't realize how close to home and how many it hit.
Me personally I am starting the new year broke, because that is how it works for me. My WE energy bill certainly is not helping matters. I didn't even have my heat on half of the time and no cookies were actually baked this year~so how does this happen?
People are talking about New Years resolutions, they gave some statistics this morning on the news about this and one thing that sticks out in my mind is usually a person only makes it about a week. How sad. When I was younger I was all about the resolution, usually they were about quitting smoking, losing weight, working out more, this year my New Years resolution is going to be about my basement. I am going to clean it up and organize it. I need to get this done, had it not been for the chaos in my basement I would not have bothered with a resolution at all.
I try to eat well, I should exercise a little more, not an issue in the summer, in the winter it is an issue, but not really a huge one. The holidays are over and my pants are not snug so we are on track!
It seems to me the things we are making resolutions about are things we should be doing any how, we all know we should eat better, we all know we need to exercise, this is common sense. What about a resolution to reach out. What about a resolution to make some one a little happier, or some one's life a little bit easier. What about a random act of kindness? What about sharing a meal. What about committing to this and sticking to it because it is the right thing to do. What about being present and active in some ones life. Here, now, and today. What about visiting a Grandparent or a Parent for that matter. What about the crazy lady down the street? Say hello, bring her some chili. What about that person who does not have a car, can you offer them a ride to the store or to the doctor's office? What about a ride to church? Maybe our resolutions need to be about reaching out to others. Maybe if we reach out and actively participate in life we can bring forth joy and next year at this time we will see less people unhappy at the holidays, less people alone on the holidays. Here, now, and today! Reach out. Get in touch. A kind word and a smile can brighten a day. Here, now, and today.
"Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dreams. Water them with optimism and solutions and you will cultivate success. Always be on the lookout for ways to turn a problem into an opportunity for success. Always be on the lookout for ways to nurture your dream." -Lau Tzu
Here, now, and today! Water your dreams with something positive!
Love and Light!
Agoraphobia Gurl
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