Surviving The Holidays #6

Well, you've made it this far. The holidays are jus about over. Chanukah has come and gone, so has the winter solstice, tomorrow is Christmas Day, Kwanzaa is right after and New Year's is next week. So pretty much whatever you celebrate the end is in sight. We all need to remember that the important thing is not the decoration of our homes or how many gifts we got or received but our relationships with those around us and our friends and family. That's really the true meaning of any of the holidays.

This is the time of year when there is a lot of talk about peace and good will and felowship but very little of it gets carried through to the way we act or interact with those around us. Unfortunately the harried nature of the holdiays often makes interactions worse than they would be otherwise and for families this can be a time of great stress.

So take a few minutes, relax, close your eyes, meditate or think about peaceful things and enjoy what should be the real meanings of the holiday season.