The Christmas-Pressure Cooker
A friend of mine once told me that was his favorite Christmas, when he had the flu, so she stayed at home and has absolutely nothing. But what about the turkey dinner, I asked? What is the meeting with the family? Do not miss the presents? No, he said. Nothing turned crank it. And then I realized that not always experience all this chaos, either.
Why is it that Christmas triggers those feelings? We look forward to the holidays with great anticipation, but we are also afraidall the work, and visit, and noise. My mother-in-law, once the proud owner of over a thousand Christmas decorations, is now fed up with the owner of more than a thousand Christmas decorations. Christmas, I think, has become simply too large.
Sometimes I dream vacation in a little hot with only four of us sipping hot chocolate around the tree. Then I realize I would lose all grumpy relatives and the beautiful, if they were missing. But adding an additional four children and four timesHow many adults in the picture, let alone negotiate, on which side of the family that we spend on what day, and Christmas is a huge production.
This aspect of the season is a touch of a strict aunt told us to write our thank you notes: they have to, and your feelings do not count. How to buy, we entertain the crowds and travel gifts, parties, even when we are tired and irritable. And this noise takes us from something we want desperately to Christmas therenecessarily at other times of the year: a good time with our families.
And Christmas is the only time of year that really cares about family. There are no swimming lessons or hockey practice or play or test. There's only family. So this year should be different, we promise. We will build memories, forging bonds, and show the affection that is sometimes lacking, is like going to each other on the refrigerator. We have images of families huddled around the fire, as we readStory of Christmas, sing carols, and throw snowballs, if only the weather would cooperate. If you prefer our children to enjoy the latest DVDs or play with their new gifts, we get really angry. We ask a lot of Christmas, why not have it at other times of the year. This is a lot of pressure down to 25 in December.
Christmas can live up to all the hype? Perhaps, but only if you do not have unrealistic expectations, but with a calm and resolute commitment to first things firstfirst once again. Christmas can not compensate for a full year of activity, but we can once again on the ground, so as to ensure that chaos does not last all year. During the holidays, when they breathe, because there is not, gymnastics and ice skating, or work, raises the question, because we have so much to do in the first place. Perhaps if we had more time during the year, Christmas was once again a time to relax and laugh together. This is an extension of whatThey do, not the exception to the rule.
Christmas is about family, faith and love. But do not let things we unwrapped the presents on Christmas Day, just to be put away again until next year. We build our lives today and enjoy the benefits of vacation throughout the year.
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