Good Morning Everyone!!!!
How have you all been?! I hope you have good news for me.
First off, I am sincerely sorry for not posting on the regular. But I’m back and getting better as we speak.
We are finally on Winter Break. THANK YOU GOD!!! There is something that comes over you when you know that you’re going to get a full 2 weeks to yourself. As many may know, it’s mainly about the freedom that comes with the break. Especially if you don’t have any obligations to anyone or anything.
One thing I have to admit though; I’m so thankful I’m here with my family. After spending so many years with someone who didn’t want to do anything for any occasion, this is a real change. I have to admit, my Mom is doing it up for the holidays. I’m a little out of practice when it comes to getting in the Christmas spirit. But I can’t wait to start having fun with revisiting it.
What’s special about this time of YEAR
I forgot how fun this time of year could be. Many of us rush around so much that we find ways to rush right through life. Forgetting the people, things and places we love, because we’re so engrossed in other things we have no control over. We get mad at those who may have made a simple mistake, many times because we’re mad with something we don’t have the power to change.
If you haven’t noticed this time of year is for giving and being thankful for the people you love who are your ‘ride or dies’. I’m sure over the years the number changes; but if you even have one person in your corner that is willing to go to bat for you, that’s all that counts.
Too often we think if we’re nice to this person and do everything they ask us, that we’ve made a new friend. Many times when we gain friends like that they don’t turn out to be friends, they turn out to be users. It took me a long time to figure this out, but people use you because you set yourself up to be used. It’s your job to let that person know what you will and won’t take. The other thing is, you have to remember in many cases people are like children; if you constantly give them what they want they’re going to act like a spoiled child when it comes to you and demand the same treatment you started out giving them. It’s not that they don’t care about you, it’s only that they’ve becomes accustomed to treating you like a doormat (because you allowed it.)
Back to what makes this time of year so special. For a lot of us, we get to spend time with family and friends. Picking out things we know they’ll love and expecting that perfect gift from that someone special. Knowing they have know choice but know what to get you for Christmas because you dropped hints over a thousand times. Even aside from that, the great memories that’ll be made with some of the most special people in your life.
I hope you all have a beautiful Winter Break, plenty of fun and you have more than enough chances to make new memories with those you love.
As Always
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