Christmas Eve eve. The thick of the holidays. I know it’s a harder week for many of you. That’s certainly true for me. It’s not that I’m necessarily more lonely than I was in March or August- it just feels more pronounced this time of year. Past holidays are sparkling snapshots in our imperfect memories. Then there are the holiday movies and shows and music we never lived but always wanted. Nostalgia is a bitch like that- real or imagined. We don’t do that to ourselves when we’re lonely on July 23nd because we don’t remember July 23nd. And we don’t look around and compare ourselves to others seemingly having a more joyful July 23rd.
That said, I love this time of year. It makes me feel more. The good and the bad. The happy and the sad. Everything everywhere all at once. Ambivalence. There's a lot there. There's life in that.
Now who wants to share a drink under the mistletoe?
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