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Holidays such as Christmas are all festive, enjoyable, and chaotic. It is a period meant for friends and family, good food, and drink, present giving, and present making. But for this reason, the Christmas season is not shaping up like it normally does in my plans. Barring some radical change, it appears as though I will be confined in my room like any other ordinary day equipped with no specific journey or social events.
I cherish the idea of Christmas even with its festivities, however, I also wouldn’t mind if the entire day was spent indoors. I tend to be at ease with inactivity and stillness so a quiet Christmas doesn’t quite bother me. Plus, who would have time for such coziness considering the current global health crisis and restrictions on group dynamics?
Nonetheless, it does strike as slightly disappointing that I would not have anyone else to spend that period with. Christmas has always centered around being with one another and caring for each other, so such instances when things cannot proceed normally are quite awkward. But at the same time, I know that I cannot change some things, and sometimes you just need to accept the situation and make do with whatever remains.
One thing I do plan on doing, however, is to enjoy some festive food. Baking during the Christmas season has always been a better way to spend my free time for as long as I can remember and so I might spend the entire day making cakes or cookies for myself. The image of baked things and the aroma that fill the environment has a certain warmth about it and that is something beneficial during one of the most exciting times in the year.
I also might wish to use some of the time to go over the year which has passed and to determine some purposes for the year which is starting. It is the time of Christmas not only for the celebration with the family but for their self-reflection and thanksgiving as well. This is the time to appreciate the celebratory and the sorrowful aspects of the past year, and to predict the possible outcomes of the upcoming
In general, I think that there may not be as many festivities or activities in this year’s Christmas plans as in the past but I hope to enjoy the day in my own way. Whether it would be by baking, or doing some inner searches, or even just sitting in silence, little things still bring happiness and satisfaction to me. And who knows, maybe another Christmas will come after this one but it truly won’t be the same, it will ‘beg’ for more decorations and celebrations.
