It always seems that the "Christmas Season" has officially begun when the stores start to play Christmas songs and there is Christmas themed decorations to be found everywhere. Then there are the "pre-Christmas dinners" and "pre-Christmas gift exchanging" at work and among friends, there is Christmas cleaning and planning to be done, etc. etc.
I've always loved the Christmas time. There is something "magical" about it. The evenings are getting colder and darker, but the little Christmas lights everywhere create a "magical glow" that lights up the darkness everywhere. And it is fun to go shopping and get presents for friends and family and to try to find something they would really like. It's fun to just walk around in stores and then find something and go "Wow...I bet my niece would love this!" or "This is perfect for my mom!". I always get excited when I have done all the shopping and get to wrap the presents. For some reason, I just love it! It's exciting, because I am thinking "I wonder if the person getting this will be as excited to get this as I am now when I am wrapping this!".
For me Christmas is all about traditions, family and friends and peace and love. It's a time to slow down and take time for yourself and for your loved ones and it's a time to remember those who are dear to you, past and present .
It's funny how there are people who leave traces in your heart and how some don't, and how it's easy to get over some people and forget them while others remain in your thoughts forever and you know you will always think of them, even when you sometimes know it is probably the best for both of you to part ways. I guess sometimes it's better to listen to your head rather than your heart, no matter how painful it might be. Even when sometimes your own decisions don't really make any "sense" to your heart, it's still better to listen to what your head is saying and let time take care of the rest (because as they say..."time heals all wounds"...).
I also think that Christmas time is a time to reflect on how the past year was and a time to start thinking about what your wishes for the new year are. I know it's not quite New Year's yet and there is still some time to make New Year's resolutions (and plenty of time to break them all afterwards! LOL!), but this year, I started early.
When I was thinking about Christmas and what it is all about, I realized that we often are so preoccupied with other people's needs and spend so much time on OTHER people, that we forget to take care of the one person we are stuck with for the rest of our lives...which is....ourselves. Our OWN body, mind and soul. We spend so much time on thinking what we could do for others that we often end up neglecting our own wants and needs. So my New Year's resolution is going to be: To take better care of MYSELF. I promised myself to pay more attention to what is good for ME. I decided to "re-organize, re-prioritize and re-arrange" my personal life and set myself goals that I want to achive. (Well, okay...that one was a tough one because I could think of SO MANY things I wanna do and achieve and some of them (like: to find love, get married and have children) are really out of my hands, so I decided to concentrate on goals that are actually realistic and achievable! LOL!). So my next year's goals are gonna be: To lose ten pounds and to be able to run a marathon. I'm nowhere near being overweight really, but I used to have ten pounds less and I have been trying to get rid of those DAMN ten pounds for ages, so this time...I am gonna lose them, Goddamnit! LOL! And the idea of running a marathon has always fascinated me. To me, it's more of a "mental challenge" than a physical one. I think there are so many things we humans can achieve if we just set our minds to it and I think that if I can get my MIND to run a whole marathon, I can do pretty much anything. I used to hate running, but after I realized it has more to do with "mind-power" than physical fitness, I have learned to love it. There are often days when I go to the gym and start running on the treadmill and after 10 minutes I am like "Gosh...I wanna stop. I can't run any longer. I'm too tired. I'm too exhausted. I can't breathe. I'm too thirsty. I'm too *insert your choice of excuse here* (LOL!)". But when I keep running and get past those first minutes of not being motivated, it gradually becomes fun and the rest is easy. So I wanna see if I can get myself to run over 26 miles. If I can achieve that...I'll be proud of myself. LOL!
So those were some of my "pre-Christmas" and "pre-New Year's" thoughts. I wish everyone a great (early) Christmas time filled with love, friendship and joy.
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