Happy, yet Stressful, Holidays

Come the holiday season I tend to think about a lot of the things that has happened in my life, good or bad. Recently I have been thinking about how stressed I am all the time, yet I still have it better than most and better than I have had in the past. Maybe my stress comes from buying people gifts and spending extra money, that I have earned, on other people instead of myself. I know what sounds selfish but there are many things I want and don't have, yet I am buying for others. I know its the holidays and material possessions, whether for me or for others, shouldn't matter. I guess I should just relax and enjoy the fact that others will get joy from what I have bought them. Plus, I get to help my nephews play with all the toys I've bought them.

Happy Holidays....and sad wallets.

I love Christmas. It's the one time of the year I get to try and make my house flashier than my neighbors. That also brings me to my point of this post. Christmas has gotten overrated. We spend our whole holiday season trying to impress people with flashy lights, exspensive presents and good food. This time of year has become more about the appearance of holiday spirit, than actual holiday spirit. There doesn't appear to be a lot of the true holiday left. I myself have become victim to this as well. Hoping and wondering what people are going to buy me, instead of just appreciating the fact I get to be with my friends and family. As I've gotten older and things have changed in life, those of you who read my blogs will know what those are, I have come to appreciate spending time with friends and family and not really caring about what gifts I get. We all know that we are gonna just return them for something else anyway. All Christmas has become to most people is a chance to mooch nice merchandise of family. Now don't get me wrong, as a kid I loved getting good gifts. I didn't need any of them, but was still nice. I guess my point is, this holiday season don't just think about what you are getting from someone else or what you are getting for someone else, but what you can do for someone else. We all have material possessions we want, me included, but there are people out there that need not want. Maybe instead of buying expensive gifts for loved ones we can help out those less fortunate and make a dark holiday bright, not a loved ones bright holiday brighter.