for my friends with the holiday lonelies ✨
are you feeling #lonely this holiday season? stressed? feeling #sad when you think you should feel #happy? wanting to crawl in a cave and come out January 2nd, 2022?
i am feeling like this at moments. we feel societal pressure to keep the smile going and press on. sometimes it’s okay to curl up and regenerate our energy. sometimes we need to kick ourselves in the tail and get out to enjoy purposeful social time. and then we need to regenerate our energies again. 💯
Christmas will always be as long as we stand heart to heart and hand in hand.
Dr. Suess
for me, holidays can be tricky. i am a single parent with shared custody. i won’t have my kids for a few days this Christmas and i get sad about that. i want to ‘cave up’ as i like to call it. usually i decline invitations for the big day bc i am usually in a general funk for holidays without my kids – but this year i said yes to a couple invites! i am focusing on the gratitood i have for people who think i’m swell enough to invite to the Christmas festivities. 🎄
👉🏽 holiday challenge for you: allow yourself space to recharge. at the same time, participate! acknowledge the space you are in but don’t get stuck there if you can help it.
👉🏽 spend your time and energy in positive ways this holiday season! recharging the battery and renewing relationships are BOTH positive spaces to spend time in.
👉🏽 realise that holidays look different for everyone. not every person has a traditional holiday experience. be sensitive to all persons who may be smiling big on the outside but feeling #depressed on the inside.
👉🏽 if you have a soul full of cheer and love and you are feeling strong, INVITE! be the invitation giver! your joy is contagious. your talent is needed. you will be rewarded for your kindnesses.
remember, life is a fleeting moment – you never know when it may melt away like this snow person here. enjoy your moments with loved ones. 🤍 time is short. regret is long.
CHOOSE JOLLY! 🎅🏽
hugssss,
the unicorn city 