We're waist deep in the Holiday Season now and I would like to send a special season's greetings to everyone celebrating Hanukkah, Christmas, Xmas, Kwanzaa, Wholidays, Io Saturnalia, Winter Solstice, and last minute entries for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences film awards. Whatever it is making you happy this time of year, hold on to it and keep the happy going.
I've often heard it said that "Home is where the heart is." I like to think of it more that "Home is where you belong." Those two concepts are not mutually exclusive, but neither are they perfectly interchangeable.
Too many people wind up spending this time of year where they don't belong:
- streets
- prisons
- combat zones
- other people's business
- abusive relationships
- playing live music loudly in front of the grocery store entrance, hurting the bug's ears and making her cry. (being carried by daddy got her back to flirting and grabbing attention with babble and smiles)
- Las Vegas
See the difference?
This really should be a time of positive reflection (regardless of your belief system) and you won't get there by taking on other people's pain. Hold on to those people and things that give you a sense of belonging. Let it fill you with guilt-free joy, unabashed appreciation, and childlike wonder.
Then, when you've got that, maybe... just maybe... other people will take on your mirth. You can be one of the bright lights. And when everyone around you feels like they belong, ask them...
"Who's got it better than us?... Nobody!"
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