Welcome. A la la la... who likes Christmas Carols? I like some and don't like others. I don't think I like to listen to them all day long and have never had to lately.
When I was a young girl some relatives were over at the house for an evening dinner and it was the 23 of December. There was a particular tension in the house earlier that day and I was desperate to be a part of the festivities. When it was dinnertime, everyone was given a spot at the table and I was given a spot in the corner of the room at a television tray. Considering the room was filled with the table and guests, I could not have been further than a few feet from the family, but I was segregated. Due to the earlier tension and the way that things had gone in my life in general, I could not bear this. I felt embarrassed and ashamed and so I ran away from the table and hid. I was more than ten years old and under thirteen. I was saved from freezing to death in a snow bank that night.
How does this relate? The holiday season is quickly and stealthily upon me! I do not know what people think or feel about anything unless they say it. Even then, I must keep in mind that some people do not know how to receive or tell the truth. I do not know where people are coming from. I must continue to learn and practice kindness and tolerance for every one.
For some going through a difficult time the holiday season can make things even worse. Poverty. Domestic violence. Loneliness. These can be greatly increased with the time of the season. In Canada, the days can be long and quickly dark in the winter.
It's a good time for me to focus on my gratitude list. Important events happened for me this past year. What's more, I look forward to parts of my life right now, which is a feeling that has often been foreign to me in the past.
With that, I'll take another 24.
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