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Holiday Highs and Lows
We are in the midst of the holiday season with festivities all around. Each of us may have some type of tradition, varying depending on beliefs and the people around us. For me, highlights include decorating the tree with ornaments from our travels. For my kids, it’s re-building the same holiday Lego kits of a miniature gingerbread village and a Santa snow globe. Having grown up with a British mother, it’s also the tradition of pulling festive crackers on Christmas Day.
Yet along with these highlights, the holidays are also fraught. It’s a time of great anticipation and high expectations. We eat a lot and sleep a little leading to our bodies feeling run down. We spend time with extended family that we don’t often see or necessary agree with. There is the social media angst of seeing identically pajama-clad families enjoying their holiday bounty. And there’s the loneliness. What if you have moments of isolation despite the cheer around you? What if you don’t have friends or family physically surrounding you?
Emotions will run to extremes in the holidays, from the highest highs to the lowest lows. Both are normal and part of experiencing an extraordinary day.
The holidays are special because of their emotional peaks and valleys as compared to an ordinary…
