It seems to me lately, though, that the overload of preparations people make
for the holidays may be causing a lot more stress than in years not so long past.
I notice the pace begins to build up long before the date of a major holiday,
accelerating to an almost frenetic pace as the event nears, especially Christmas.
So many people scurrying about, hurrying to finish all the holiday shopping and arrangements that we have come to associate with the celebration of a holiday.
Many driving faster than usual, and often more distractedly...accident rates go up.
One wonders if there is a need, perhaps, to rethink the way we react to holidays.
If a study were done to determine the average amount of time we are spending
preparing for a holiday...compared to the amount of time we are spending actually
enjoying ourselves in celebration of the holiday, the results might be interesting.
But I still love the holidays, and as time allows I will add more pages for some of
the individual holidays which often serve as markers in the passage of our lives.
~in the meantime~
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
All of them, whatever your celebrations are...may each one become a treasured marker in your memory.<S>
