’Tis the season to celebrate the holidays with families and friends.
Of course, this introduces a myriad of complex situations, like being forced to confront more than one feast on a single day or struggles about who gets to hold their family’s celebration on the official date. Then there’s grumpy Aunt Matilda, who takes it upon herself to inform everyone how everything should be done, or Gramps, who spews his unwelcome political views.
It can help to remember that these times are fleeting and precious. Being gracious by ignoring and overlooking each other’s quirks can provide the space to enjoy the things that we cherish:
- like being together,
- creating magical memories for little ones, and
- showing our gratitude to elders for their support through the years.
This time of year, people often reach out to a friend or psychotherapist such as myself to help work through issues before the family gatherings. It can help to have an unbiased, objective person to brainstorm solutions to issues that we know we will confront.
Wishing you and yours happy holidays.
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- monkeybusiness(Monkey Business) – Multi-generation family celebrate – via depositphotos.com
- NewAfrica(Liudmyla Chernetska) – Friends in messy room – via depositphotos.com
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