Christmas is around the corner. Shops are filled with decorations and all sorts of stuff you can buy. Since yesterday, I've been thinking about how you can buy some of the Christmas stuff for yourself as well. It's not just for gift-giving but for spoiling yourself as well.
As I am contemplating this post, I struggle with Christmas cheer this year. Besides the fact that I am tired beyond explanation, dealing with death in the family and feeling overburdened, I can't stop thinking of people in my life who have less than me.
These days, there is always someone who has a family member who is unemployed. While listening to the radio station as I was driving this morning, an entity expressed unhappiness about the unemployment numbers in our country, mentioning that young people... As I heard the words "young people," I loudly said to myself: "It's not just young people who are unemployed these days, but anyone of any age." I feel that the world has become overpopulated and that the fat cats at the top of any company are pocketing a lot of bonuses and profits for themselves instead of sharing or creating jobs.
Having unemployed family members or family members who have way less than you can dampen the Christmas spirit. It feels as if you can't enjoy yourself because you feel bad that they don't have enough. I know that I can invite them over and share what I have and even share extra food with them, but still, after doing that, I feel as if I can't get into a holly jolly spirit. Maybe I am depressed about their situation, or maybe I am just tired.
What do you do in a situation like this? Do you help and then try to be jolly by enjoying yourself with your spouse and children? Or do you try not to think about their situation? What do you do?
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