It appears emotions are flying high this holiday season. I hope the stressed out ones do a crash landing. Folks it is the holidays for heavens sake. The time of year when people are wishing peace, prosperity, and health to everyone. Don't be a kill joy. From this point on for the rest of the year I am going to make a concentrated effort to not let anything else ruffle my feathers. My heart is in the holiday spirit because I have so much to be thankful for and so many to be thankful to I'm letting go of the petty.
Over the past week and a half I have been trying to stay at home. No, I have not been out anywhere wreaking havoc for anyone. No I have not dialed anyone's number. No I have not knocked on anyone's door. I've been spending a lot of alone time. My grandson has spent more time with me than anyone else and he's sick of seeing me. He's asking right now can he go to my mom's house. I'm boring. I realize some people are bent out of shape about not having as much money as they would like to shop this year. Newsflash: "It's probably not going to happen over night." This is the twelfth month of the year. Be thankful you have another year to enjoy Christmas and pray things will be better next year. Based on the state of the present economy I am sure people young and old realize people are going through some trying times so the gifts may not be as large or expensive as they have been in Christmas past. Get over it and move on.
Now even though I will not have thousands to shop with like I would like I am going to make the best of the few pennies I do have. One thing being broke will teach you is how to be the best at it. It also instills some sense of things not to do once you get back up again.
This year I am especially thankful to my first cousins who always look out for me and my grand girls, one maternal, one paternal. My mom who is with me through thick and thin. My baby girl who has been a blessing many times over. There is no way I could be ungrateful thinking of how great they've all been to me this year. For everyone who has offered available job opportunities. When the going gets rough they have been the wind beneath my wings. I love them and will cherish their kindness and support always. I know I haven't been a 100% but they've been a 110% to me. And for that I'm thankful. May God continue to bless and shine his light upon them.
I would also like to mention that there is one very special ex-friend who I had the pleasure of being with during the holidays last year and most of the first part of this year. He was so kind as to be one of the first on the front line when things started going down hill after I walked off a temp job. I'm grateful he didn't judge me but was there his words: "glad God blessed him so he could be a blessing to others." He definitely was a blessing to me.
This Christmas I realize how blessed I've been to see it through every other Christmas. Apparently sometimes it takes the bad times to make you realize and appreciate how good the good times really were.
The purpose of this post is to encourage everyone to stay in the holiday spirit. Let go and let God handle the stress. Stay on your "A" (Amen) game. There's a blessing with your name on it claim it in the name of Jesus.
For all those who have been the wind beneath my wings this year the song is for you.
Love always,
Lynne
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