Holiday season with gratitude

The end of the year can carry a lot of emotions with it. It’s time of celebration. It’s time of being grateful. It’s time to spend it with family. It’s a happy time. Over the years, with adulthood, this time became hard for me. And as I started having this attitude, I saw that the amount of people who share the same feeling of avoidance towards holidays was bigger that I thought. Because of different reasons, some had family members passing away near Christmas, some were nostalgic of letting go each year and facing a new one, some hated the fact of gathering with family members they were distant to just for the sake of the tradition, some got triggered by fireworks and crowds, and else. The thing is that many of us have a difficult time following traditions, and let’s be honest: They demand a lot of energy, they rise a lot of emotions, they imply being very active. And there’s a fact: We can’t change the fireworks, the loud music, the hypercrowded places, the collective attitude, etc...