HOLIDAY HURT

It’s three days before Thanksgiving, and I’m doing all I can, to remain positive. Every year, around this time, the HOLIDAY BLUES start to kick in. Because I’m conscious of it, l work to intentionally, fight through the depression. What people don’t understand, is that when we have trauma, or are grieving, during the holidays, being alone, can manifest into depression. Personally, being unable to spend time with my children during the holidays, triggers my depression; hence, HOLIDAY BLUES.

In addition to my children being in different areas during the holidays, not being able to have my THANKSGIVING DAY COMMUNITY DINNER, and not yet, pulling together a Holiday Gathering, has me feeling disappointed, and it further makes it a challenge to fight the depression. I want to spend my time loving others, seeing them happy, celebrating life, and pulling them through their pain; this is therapeutic for me. When I’m not actively helping others, I can’t help, but to focus on my own troubles, and depression sets in.

I empathize with anyone who has what I call, Holiday Hurt. This is the hurt, caused by grief, unhealed trauma, loneliness, and other pain that we are feeling during the holidays. As we are only a few days away from Thanksgiving; a holiday focused on family and friends; we cannot forget those who have no family and only a few friends. Many people have lost children, parents, spouses, and friends. Others have lost jobs, and are going through troubled relationships and some, even divorce. Life is different for so many of us, and there is no holiday Peace to be found. These people may feel that there is no reason to celebrate. To all who feel this way, I encourage you to take the Joy, Hope, Peace, and Love of the holidays back. Think of the happiness you shared before your loss. Allow the happy memories to motivate you into having the happy feeling again. The ones who have gone before us are at Peace and we should be as well, so let’s enjoy the time we are given, now.

To anyone experiencing HOLIDAY HURT, I pray, that you are comforted. May the virtues of Joy, Peace, Hope and Love, find you, this holiday season. I pray that together, we experience, and share, love, one to another. Let us be empathetic to the feelings of others, and allow our transparency to help others heal.

As we move forward, in our healing process, I pray that we allow the love for God and ourselves, to enable us to treat others with love. As of today, we must manifest the Joy, Peace, Hope, and Love that the holidays bring, by letting go of the HOLIDAY Hurt.

When we talk about what pains us…when we grieve together…we are able to see that we are not alone. So, let’s heal together.

Men, women, children, old, young, and in between…no matter the race or religious belief, we all bleed the same. We have all been hurt at some stage in our life, and we can heal together. Let’s declare Thanksgiving 2024 the Turning Point for our grief. As of now, let’s aim to get rid of our HOLIDAY HURT, as we claim the Joy, Peace, Hope and Love that we deserve.

Happy Holidays! You are Loved!

Dani💋❤️

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