Another year ends...

    The years end is always at time of reflections, a time for looking back and taking stock. Where have we been? Where are we headed? And what have we learned along the way. I am always thrown back by how my mood changes after Christmas. Every year it is a big surprise that I get the after Christmas Blues. I don't think i'm the only one, all year there is this build up of excitement , then we wake up the day after Christmas and we are sad that it is over.
      Life occurs in stages you take the good with the bad. Sometimes you get stuck in a rut and you feel like you'll be there forever. Other times you are on top of the world and you feel like you always will be. It's okay to feel this way, it's completely sane and normal. This condition can be further complicated when someone close to you is going through conflicting stages. (I know this is beginning to sound like a self help book, but bear with me.) Be there for your friends and family when they are going through things, despite what you may be going through. Not only can it help them, but it may help to get you back in the place that you need to be. There comes a time to recognize it for what it is. It's life. You can't control it, but you can't let it control you either.
       So that's it, go out into the world and love each other. Be there for one another. Let the spirit of Christmas be with you all year long. Have a happy and safe New Year.