Christmas is a time of reflection. Every year I look back on the year that went by and reflect back on the ways that I’ve changed, tried, and grown. I look back on the years that I’ve had a job, a relationship, or I’ve had the privilege of loving on a man. I look back on all of the fun times and experiences that I’ve had.
I look up to the day-to-day life of my life and then look back on it. It’s been a long time, but I think that’s where I’ve found my way.
Christmas is the only day of the year that we can all share the same timeline. It is the day we are allowed to celebrate each other, our memories, and the things that weve done. It is also the day that we can reflect on all the wonderful things that have been done to us over the past year. This is also the day we can re-evaluate each other and decide if weve done enough to make this Christmas full of happiness.
Thats right, the day that we can say, “No. I can’t accept that fact that I am a bad person.” We can say, “He is an evil man who did this.” or “I should have warned him that a bad person was going to get hurt.” or even, “I wish I had done more.” And then we can say, “Oh well, that was just a stupid accident.
The point is that we can change a lot about ourselves over the course of a year. And so we can take a hard look at ourselves and see if weve done enough to make the Christmas season full of happiness.
For most of us, the days are a little weird. We wake up and feel slightly annoyed that the house is cold. Then we spend the day in bed feeling a tiny bit stressed. Then we get out of bed feeling pretty good about life. Then we get out of bed and feel a little bit stressed again. Then we get out of bed and feel a little bit annoyed again.
This week’s Dr. CHRISTMAS JONES article examines our behavior during the holiday season, with a focus on the behaviors we tend to avoid and the ones that we tend to do.
It’s a little difficult to write about this topic. It’s hard to say what behaviors we do and what we don’t. But I think this is a good place to start. The first thing to consider is the difference between avoidance behaviors and behaviors we do because we like it. We do avoid things out of habit. For instance, we avoid getting into cars. We avoid getting into crowds, and so on. But most of us don’t avoid things because they are too easy.
The reason we avoid crowds is because it’s easy. Crowds make us feel good and we’re used to avoiding them. The reason we avoid things that are easy is because they are hard. And for most of us, it’s always hard. It’s easy to drive home, to go to work, to make dinner, and so on.
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