Hi upsidedown and Juanita: thanks so much for caring. I'm starting to feel stronger, just got to get rid of this cough and raggedy throat. If I have to take another herbal lozenge, I think I'll be sick....you know what I mean. Drinking lots of fluids, warm teas, etc. It is getting better. Thanks again. :)
Oh Sunny, hope your better by now, and boy are we alike....I just read this post and its now the 15th, and I said to myself....I should have been here for you...but thats exactly what you are feeling, and don't worry, true friends have compassion and understanding for eachother...I do for you...you need to take care of yourself! Just as I needed to be off here to take of myself..
Hope you feel better soon. I feel compassion for you, I know what you're feeling, even though I haven't been sick in 4 years. I guess agoraphobiakeeps me out of arms reach of others.
When you find the answer to your question, let me know, that's a biggie for me!
Good morning everyone: I haven't been posting lately but have been reading - I've got some kind of flu bug, really got me! And I got my flu shot! Anyway, some of my projects are on hold until I feel better. I haven't been able to finish some things or be able to organize a fundraiser with my group. It is tonight and I won't be able to go. I'm that sick that I get weak and flushed if I do too much at one time. In the past this would have upset me a lot. Now, I am able to see that these things can happen and I can pass the reins over to someone else who can do a terrific job. As a matter of fact there is another lady who was to be there tonight who seems to have what I have and has to stay home. The world isn't falling apart, it's actually moving ahead quite smoothly. I still feel badly in case I have let others down, I don't like to do that. My thoughts are if I am understanding and compassionate with the other lady who is sick - I wouldn't expect her to go tonight - why am I harder on myself? This is a good question and one I am still learning about.
Yes the holidays can be stressful and cause a lot of anxiety within families to have the perfect Christmas. This year we have taken a different approach to the holidays. We have spent the last few days getting all our gifts ready to mail to our children and grandchildren. We have one left to mail today...As parents and grandparents we would love to see our children and grandchildren on the holidays but sometimes that is not possible for many reasons. So this year we decided to take the stress off and mail our gifts to everyone. We bought Cards for everyone and put a little money in each of them, we put each one in a small box and wrapped each one so they will all have a gift from us under there Christmas trees to open from this year. We all live in different parts of the country except for one set of kids and grandkids and they haven't wanted to get together for the holidays for the last few years and it is hard on everyone so this year we decided to mail all our gifts.
I will be cooking my partner and I a nice Christmas dinner and we will be relaxing and enjoying Christmas eve and Christmas Day together here at home. We are looking forward to a pleasant and relaxing holiday season together this year...
An angel came into my life. She's very active in the community for years. I mentioned her before. She told me of a mother with two very young children that escaped an abusive husband. She stayed at the home for women in that situation and they helped her get back on her feet. No money, very low income job, and just had her hours cut (of all times!). This angel along with the center her daughter is involved in (she has a disability - 60 IQ) gathered enough people and services to provide clothing, toys, etc for the children and even a full thanksgiving dinner. When I was told the grandmother who had been helping her, and her money has run out, to take the gifts I got for her grandson to present them as if they were her own. A grandchild expects gifts from grandma. They are too young to have to experience poverty nor to understand it.
My angel told me of an organization who will be using volunteers to shop, wrap gifts. And the following week there are three more. I couldn't have wished for a better Christmas this year. I'm filled with joy that I can be part of this.
I had no idea all this was around me. I was too busy being an agoraphobic. I'm a bit nervous as I mentioned in a different post, but this is too exciting to miss.
Then Christmas Eve and Day and New Year's Eve and Day my husband and I will cook up a special dinner just for the two of us, and relax and enjoy the peace we will share (of course we are always 24/7- in property management you never know what's going to happen).
The holidays can bring on a sense of anxiety as we feel pressure to have the perfect life, or family dinner, or presents, that the media sells us. If you might be prone to this outcome, can you think of ways to create holiday happiness for yourself in a stress-free way?
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