More Musings on Martha Stewartish Holidays

My friend, Debbie Gaskins of Thomasville, GA, sent the following thoughts about holiday pressures...

I think you are right - people (myself included) had become so concerned with the perceived expectation that they have the "perfect" Christmas --decorations, meals, parties -- that they were losing the sense of Christ mas.   

 

We are striving for a more peaceful Christmas, one in which we recognize what our priorities should be and (hopefully!) are.  We are not even putting up all of our decorations any longer.  We do a lovely tree with ornaments collected for the past 30 years, not color coordinated, just an eclectic, warm tree, filled with memories.  Each ornament brings back memories as we hang them, and as we take them down I cannot help but reflect and wonder what will happen in the coming year before I see them again.    

 

We have not had the issue of grumpiness and mood swings (thank goodness!), but we are striving to keep it simple and remember and be grateful for what we have, not for what we want. 

I love that last line, "we are striving to keep it simple, and remember, and be grateful for what we have, not for what we want"

Cynthia
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