Group Gathering 12/3

I hate cold weather, but I LOVE the season of advent. But despite my love for the season, I feel depleted at the end of it. January first feels like a huge let-down (pun intended). I don’t look forward to ringing in the new year. Why? It took me a looooong time to figure this out.

During the holidays I subconsciously make everything magical for everybody. It’s exhausting. Especially when the things I put a lot of effort into don’t bring the joy I’ve determined they “should”. Meanwhile forget to bring joy to myself and then feel bitter that nobody else is going out of their way to make me happy like I’m expending myself for them. Hmph.

This isn’t fair to anybody. Including me. Tomorrow we’ll spend some time chatting about what brings US joy and how we can have that joy regardless of how our plans play out. Also, we’ll discuss “accidental holiday weaning”, in case you saw my post about that and wanted more information. It’s important to bring this up before family arrives to visit.

Join us tomorrow! Never been? Perfect. Haven’t been in a long time? Great! You’re entering a safe place to air your sorrows and your joys. You’re choosing community. Also, your input and your feedback, and your perspective MATTER. come share.