Christmas and family time
- Helen
- Dec 20, 2019
- 3 min read
There is that old saying "Christmas comes but once a year", and its true, it does only happen once a year and we all need to remember that our family is there every single day so we really need to cherish that time that we have with our family members because once they are gone from our lives, they are gone forever.
This is one of the reasons I spend as much time as I can with my family. I have one grandparent left over out of the four so I try and see her as often as I can. This is also a bit of a sad one as my brother is now living and working overseas in Dubai and my maternal grandmother as I have mentioned before passed away last new years eve so the first anniversary is coming up now at the end of this month
I always make my family a priority and one day I will have a family of my own so I am one of those people that will always want everyone together as much as possible. Some of use take the little things in life for granted and it really makes me sad when that happens. There are even those who are sitting with nothing at all and are on the streets, not all of them are their because of drugs. You don't know the circumstances in which they came to be in that space. Their families may have abandoned them or they may have lost their families. No one ever really knows.
So cherish those closest to you. You never know how much time you have left with them as I have said. I could probably go on and on about this but we all need to remember, you cannot choose who you are related to at any time in your life. Some family members may disappoint us but we have to try and show them some compassion and try to help them as best we can just to let them know that we do care about them. Whether or not they see that is up to them, you cannot force them to see it.
Family time is the best kind of time because with our busy day to day lives, we don't really have a lot of it but when we do, make the most if it and document it as much as you can. Those memories are all that will be left when they are gone. Over the last few weeks and months I have documented my life to you all because I never had the chance or the courage and strength to get it out of my system and make people aware of it due to the issues that I face on a daily basis, so it is really a struggle. I have found a lot of confidence over this time period so I have been able to tell you and believe me I am extremely glad that I have been able to get it to you in this way especially. As hard as it is, I love to tell stories and to be around people, that social interaction with people is so healing in so many ways. Those that choose to stay indoors and be anti-social don't know what they are missing if they need a way to heal from their pain or anything else for that matter.
Reminiscing about how far I have come is so rewarding to me because the main reason that I have been able to do so is due to my family, friends and loved ones. I have quite a hectic day tomorrow with two Christmas parties with the same crowd. One in the morning with a bit of a breakfast/brunch type of thing and then another party in the evening.
Now this group of friends that I am going to be partying up a storm with tomorrow are friends that I made earlier this year and it is so nice to know such amazing people. We all have our stories to share about our lives and where we have come from and what we have done, and on top of it all. We are all nature lovers. I have some of the best friends in the world. They have become family to me and we always cheer each other on every weekend when we see each other at Parkrun.
So count your blessings in terms of who your friends and family are especially the ones that make you smile non-stop. They are the best ones.
As I have said, you can't change who your family are but you can make the most of the time that you have with them.
I still have so much to tell but I will continue the story tomorrow.
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