Long checkout lines and empty shelves that echo throughout many department stores and supermarkets. These are the tale tale signs that holiday madness is upon us. What should be a whimsical and festive occasion turns into stress filled torture; scrambling to find food, gifts and parking spaces. Television that you miss during the work week and look forward to seeing gets replaced with a never ending marathon of of holiday movies and sports games. God help you if you're not fond of either. The childhood memories of magic and allure during the season have been replaced with the adult reality of decorating, cooking, shopping and time management.
As a child, you never had to worry about how holidays happened. All you knew was that on Thanksgiving day there was a buffet of food complete with a turkey waiting before you. On Christmas morning, after being good like Santa told you to be, all you had to do was run to the tree and there would be presents of all sizes before you. As adults, holidays no longer "just happen" for us anymore. We have to make them happen. And when you have to play the head chef for 15 in your kitchen or even worse, the jolly fat guy with the white beard in a red suit, holidays very quickly become overwhelming.
But before you drown in the roaring waters of holiday madness, stop. Take a moment to observe the feeling around you. That warm, fuzzy feeling when you see pictures of a Thanksgiving feast or Christmas lights around a home. Although we outgrow and grow into different roles we play during this time, that feeling never really goes away. It only gets buried under annoyance and responsibility. So this year, take a moment to feel that emotion again... because that feeling is truly what the holiday season is all about.
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