I think that sometimes the best gift of the holidays is the true appreciation of your regular life. You think that you want everything in excess: food, drink, company, stuff, lights, decorations, activity, invitations, shopping, gifts, etc. until you are totally gorged and then the feeling of being back to your regular routine is one of the best feelings in the whole wide world. It’s nice to see and experience your regular, routine life as a peaceful, wonderful gift.
A friend of mine texted this Facebook post to our friend group yesterday:
“The happiest people I know are evaluating and improving themselves. The unhappy people are usually evaluating and judging others.”
This time of year tends to bring out the extremes in people, the best and the worst in us all. I think that’s a great quote to keep in the back of my mind, the mind that I want to keep happy and peaceful, and the only mind I have any control over.
Happy Cyber Monday! If anyone is offering a discount on cash today, please let me know via the comments. Cash seems to be what my kids want for Christmas this year. 😉 Have a great day, my friends! It’s so nice to be back with you in a regular kind of way.