Happy Holidays All!

It’s that holiday time again!!

Holiday seasons are steeped with traditions within each family and hold a dear place in all our hearts.

I’ve found that the holiday season comes to mean different things to us as we rumble through the years.

As a youngster, the holidays are a time of receiving presents, pretty lights, receiving presents, a lot of laughter, receiving presents, family time, receiving presents, lots of candy and receiving presents.

As we get older and the presents go from toys to more practical things, the holidays slowly begin to take on a new meaning. It’s time to have fun, party, and take a break from our work day lives.

As we start our own families and have children of our own, we get to see the holidays anew through the eyes of our kids. In this period, the holidays take on a fresh look, new meaning, and a chance to form our own traditions.

As our children grow and move away from our homes, the holiday season becomes a time of renewal, an opportunity to reconnect with family and friends. Often times, it seems we start new traditions in this timeframe based on the new look and activities that we embrace during this time of year.

As we get older still, the traditions morph, unfortunately the number of family we have left to visit and exchange well wishes with becomes fewer. During this stage of life, the holiday season remains a time to reach out and count our blessings. Reflect on seasons/years past and again, change or develop new traditions. The time honored media shows and activities become more a chance to reconnect with our past. The stories and music seem to become even more precious and the family and friends that you do share these times with are ever more dear.

In short, it seems (to me) that as the years go by, the holidays become less about exchanging gifts and partying and more about reflection and letting those that are dear to you know that you are thinking about them. Letting them know how important your relationship with them is (to you) and to honor the loved ones that are no longer with us.

Happy holidays all!!!