It’s that time of the year again-Christmas and New Years. Many of us have a culturally-based rose-tinted image that everyone should be happy during this time of the year. However, not all of us excitedly anticipate the holiday season- especially those that are single. I’m sure you have noticed that somehow the word single, always equates to loneliness. Nevertheless, I’m certain that the holiday season should not be any different for the singletons.
Single or not, we are all capable of filing our lives with joy, laughter and great memories. That is what we have family and friends for. And if you consider yourself to have no family, I’d like to enlighten you that family can be anyone you love or care about. So the excuse of not having any family members can't truthfully be used. Also, I have a sneaky little feeling that if you look closely and hard enough, you will be able to find at least one person that is willing to share the holiday season together.
One way to combat loneliness if you don’t have someone special in your life is to help others from being lonely-such as elderly people in nursing homes or charities that need extra volunteers. Some of these elderly folks don’t have any family or kids and no one to visit them. If you can stop by for a moment and bring along Christmas cards and candy. You will find it comforting to occupy yourself in a role caring for others in a worse position than yourself.
Everyone should learn to get over "being alone." If you can't learn to tolerate your own company, you will definitely make a miserable partnering-mistake out of desperation. Come this holiday season, single or not single, I urge everyone out there to celebrate peace, comfort, beauty, enjoyment and gratitude. The holidays are what you make of them so make them joyous and memorable. For now, I want to wish you the best this holiday season and please be happy with all your blessings.
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