So this weekend I went to the mall with my mom, and it was crazy. Let's be honest. Lenox is ALWAYS absurd. But it felt like the holiday rush ALREADY, and it was so overwhelming. The first thing I heard when I walked in was "Jingle Bells". I almost threw something. Is this necessary? It is really the Holidays? Can we just wait, one at a time? I realize everyone and their mom likes to whine about the holidays coming to early, yadda yadda yadda. But seriously. Maybe it's because I'm in the south, where there's no such thing as snow in November (or Tornados- shoutout to my homies in Chicago!) here, or maybe it's because my life is currently in shambles. I don't really know. All I know is- CHRISTMAS MUSIC IS NOT ACCEPTABLE UNTIL AFTER THANKSGIVING. Can we take the next (almost) two weeks, and stop freaking out about things changing, and take a second to appreciate each day for what it is? Today is November 18th. Let's let November 18th be it's own day.
That brings me to my next point. It is November 18th, 2013. It is not November 8th. It's not 2011. Or 2012. The past already happened, and we (I) should probably stop thinking about it, and comparing it to the future. Every day is it's own day, full of moments- terrible and wonderful. So let's not dwell in the past, or salivate for the future. Let's take a second to have a little bit of gratitude for today.
Excuse me while I go attempt to follow my own advice.
Have a better week than the last.
It can only go up from here. When you wrote about fall being a new beginning, little did you know it really was for you. May this new beginning be fabulous, with wonderful things to come. Happy new beginning. :-)
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