I feel like that now. It used to be that the Christmas season started the day after Thanksgiving, now it starts before Halloween. It just isn’t special or magical any longer. Im waiting for the day it starts in September. We’re not so so slowly removing the spiritual aspects and replacing them with a commercial bombardment.
I have three suggestions for you. 1) Get outside of yourself–Go help at a food kitchen and make sure to smile the whole time. These people have a right to feel blah. You will leave with an renewed spirit 2) Go to a very praiseful Christmas service at a non-denominational church–its more like concert than a service. This should uplift you. 3) If you pray, get on your news and God to renew your spirit at the manger. You just might find the most holy gift of all. This is what I would do if I was feeling blue this time of year. PS. I would also make sure that I was taking my estrogen, but that’s just me.
Gosh..you really express the sentiments in my brain. I have an excuse..Hurricane Sandy! It’s been front and center in my life because my Mom has been displaced and is living with me now. The holidays are more raw…my blessings in my face. The commercialism of Christmas more blatant. Yet,,,today I met an earth angel in the form of man who helped me put air in my tires. A simple act, but an encounter that was God sent. A human touch sent from above. I’m finding meaning in unusual places. Merry Christmas.
Re the not getting involved with festivities this year – might have contributed an imbalance? The contrast effect tipped in favour of the less attractive aspects (i.e. consumerism) vs “celebrating the sacred”. I find that excessive focus on “things” is hard to reconcile at the best of times.
If you’re not normally like this but are this year, perhaps it is the things you’ve noted – the return to work etc combined with not getting involved with festivities, that contribute to a feeling of weariness?
Now I’m left pondering the increased need to actively seek balance in order to provide contrast to those things that do not align with personal beliefs or ideals. I’m not sure it used to be such a necessity, is what I’m getting at.
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I feel like that now. It used to be that the Christmas season started the day after Thanksgiving, now it starts before Halloween. It just isn’t special or magical any longer.
Im waiting for the day it starts in September. We’re not so so slowly removing the spiritual aspects and replacing them with a commercial bombardment.
I have three suggestions for you.
1) Get outside of yourself–Go help at a food kitchen and make sure to smile the whole time. These people have a right to feel blah. You will leave with an renewed spirit
2) Go to a very praiseful Christmas service at a non-denominational church–its more like concert than a service. This should uplift you.
3) If you pray, get on your news and God to renew your spirit at the manger. You just might find the most holy gift of all.
This is what I would do if I was feeling blue this time of year. PS. I would also make sure that I was taking my estrogen, but that’s just me.
Gosh..you really express the sentiments in my brain. I have an excuse..Hurricane Sandy! It’s been front and center in my life because my Mom has been displaced and is living with me now. The holidays are more raw…my blessings in my face. The commercialism of Christmas more blatant. Yet,,,today I met an earth angel in the form of man who helped me put air in my tires. A simple act, but an encounter that was God sent. A human touch sent from above. I’m finding meaning in unusual places. Merry Christmas.
“Ever felt like that?”
Yes.
Re the not getting involved with festivities this year – might have contributed an imbalance? The contrast effect tipped in favour of the less attractive aspects (i.e. consumerism) vs “celebrating the sacred”. I find that excessive focus on “things” is hard to reconcile at the best of times.
If you’re not normally like this but are this year, perhaps it is the things you’ve noted – the return to work etc combined with not getting involved with festivities, that contribute to a feeling of weariness?
Now I’m left pondering the increased need to actively seek balance in order to provide contrast to those things that do not align with personal beliefs or ideals. I’m not sure it used to be such a necessity, is what I’m getting at.