Yes, this is Christmas. This is what the season is about. And this year, more than any, I have been reminding myself over and over again of this fact. This year for me, like for many people, has been stressful, disappointing at times, difficult to navigate and then oh so wonderful all at the same time.
My word for 2012 was ACCEPTANCE and that is what I tried to remember. Acceptance of everything....emotions I couldn't explain, changes in jobs, family situations I couldn't control, decisions people made that I was not in agreement with, good things that happened to me I did not ask for and any and all other things that would come into my life. I discovered that Acceptance was a tough word to chose. It is so much easier at times not to accept things when they are not as we would want them to be.
This Christmas is one of those things I would rather not accept. It is not the type of Christmas I would chose to have, but I have accepted that it is the best Christmas I can have this year. So, while I sit here with my sweet husband, waiting for my boys to come from their Dad's house so that we may celebrate Christmas together, I want to share a few photos of how I finally pulled together a few decorations in our home this year. Once I "accepted" the fact that Christmas would be different, I remembered what the season is really about and how lucky I am to have my family with me for any amount of time and that the part of my family which can't be physically with me, is still always in my heart and by my side.
Merry Christmas to you all and may 2013 bring much love and happiness and acceptance to you all.
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