Yesterday I told a Japanese friend that at this time of year everyone eats too many sweet things and that most of us consider it a waste of time to start a diet till after the New Year...that is what Resolutions are for. We both laughed when I explained that with the best of intentions...every New Year most of us make resolutions that starting tomorrow...
Today though I was also thinking of the people who were and are in our lives. We hear from relatives and friends by phone, email, and even now through a few letters and newsletters and cards.
We also notice poignantly those who are no longer with us and also that many of us have taken over the holiday preparations that our parents took responsibility for when we were growing up.
Many of us now have our parents join us if they are still alive and able to. The rest of us, quietly remember the important part they played in our lives, during the holidays and throughout our lives while they were still with us.
Wherever we are and whatever
form our celebrations are about to take, I am going to remember to leave a bit of room in my day and in my life to remember other years and other celebrations in gratitude and
appreciation.
This is one resolution I intend to share with my loved ones during the Christmas and New Years celebrations this year...and one I intend to work hard to keep in the new year.
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