And so the run up to Christmas starts. And doesn't it just seem to get faster and faster each year? One minute we are in November and it all seems far off - then suddenly it's only two weeks away and there are cards to write, presents to wrap, trees to dress and halls to be decked with boughs of holly - tra la la la laaa. Well, I love it all, even when it gets frenetic and rather stressy. I love the bright lights, the tinsel, the cheesy songs (tho not until 1st December has passed), the crowds, the hustle, the bustle and the cheer. And I also enjoy the Carol concert to remind me what it is really all about and the gift-giving to show love and affection, and reading my son the Christmas story to help him see that it all has a reason, even if we tend to lose it somewhat in the razzmatazz.
However, I know lots of people really don't like this time of year and it can certainly exacerbate feelings of isolation and loneliness. My Mum never liked Christmas, possibly something to do with Dad leaving home on Boxing Day for another woman, and my oldest brother has never enjoyed the 'fakeness' and enforced jollity, not helped by his having a birthday on New Year's Day, when everyone is too hungover or partied out to want to know.
Whatever you are feeling coming up to this unavoidable 'festivity', irrespective of religion or belief, I hope you find some thing to enjoy about it all, if only the fact that you must be doing OK in one way shape or form if you are reading this! I am off to clear up the pine needles which are already starting to cascade over the carpet - oh joy!
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