It’s that time of year again when sleighbells are ringing, carollers are singing and tinsel is, well, tinselling. Christmas can be a time of joy and happiness, but it can trigger difficult feelings as well. Emotions are heightened and intensified during the silly season, and this can mean that happy moments feel happier, but also that hard feelings can feel even harder.
Look to yourself to rationalise how you feel rather than looking outwards at how it is 'supposed' to look in the Christmas films and the sugary song lyrics that get rolled out every year. (No one really wishes 'it could be Christmas every day'; we would never get anything done!)
Feel the love and the joy where you can and make room for all the other feelings that may need some space within your heart as well. Christmas is just one day of the year and like every feeling we ever have, it will come and it will go to make room for whatever comes next. Christmas is a time for love, kindness and forgiveness. So, start with yourself.
