So it's official, the holiday season is finally upon us. This time of year always makes me reflect on my own life and all the people I care about.
For as long as I can remember, I always worked in the retail field. Soon as November rolled around we all knew it was time to get ready for the long hours and the crowded parking lots.
One day I was working on pulling out some Christmas decorations and prepping garland to get hung up. I will never forget the sight and the sounds I heard while standing ten feet high in the center of the aisle on a ladder. A business woman was walking through the store with sheer panic on her face. She was surrounded by three women rambling off a checklist to her. I honestly thought this woman was about to pass out right there in the middle of Macy's. The three women with her so resembled vultures just picking away at her brain, driving this poor women into the mouth of madness. During all of this chaos I noticed they were walking straight for my ladder. I bared down tight, just in case they did bump into my ladder while I was still standing on top of it. This woman must have seen my action of buckling myself down and holding on tight. Once she looked up and saw me she fell clean onto her face in the center of the aisle. That moment felt like slow motion, like when a cd skips and the music just cuts off in the middle of a party. Everyone just stops dancing and gives the DJ the look of death. This lady must have laid on the floor for what felt like an eternity.
Once she pulled herself together and began to stand up a couple of on lookers were standing next to my ladder. One person said, "See, this is why I can't stand holidays. You go crazy buying gifts for people you can't stand and who just aren't grateful for them anyway. Look at that poor woman all stressed out over these damn holidays, just makes no sense to me."
Is what the on lookers said true? I grew up not celebrating holidays and once I was old enough to make my own decisions about celebrating anything I honestly didn't want to. I try to celebrate every day of my life. Don't get me wrong, I respect those of you who indulge in all of this celebration but I celebrate differently, that's all. Sometimes I think we all get so caught up in the idea of just following each other that we even forget what in the hell are we even celebrating.
My question to you: Do you know why your celebrating the holidays? I love Thanksgiving. Even though over the years its turned into something more gluttonous. I think it's a great excuse to allow yourself to overindulge, as well as, have friends and family over to have a good time. But when you really think about it you can have friends and family over anytime of the year to eat and socialize.
Can't wait to hear from you all....
Happy Thanksgiving, Happy Harvest and Namaste,
Rhonda Iris
2 comments:
Happy Thanksgiving Rhonda.
I get into the holidays because I'm a home owner, and I enjoy and get pleasure decorating for me. Even if I never invite anyone over, I still get pleasure because it's a space that I created, and it brings me joy.
For example, I could cook a Thanksgiving dinner for 10 people, and there be no one there but me, and I still could be happy as a lark. Because it's about me spending time with me.
I'm getting away from doing large groups, but focusing on 1 on 1 with the people I care the most about. No matter what holiday it is.
I celebrate ALL holidays, and each one reminds me to continue to slow down and enjoy the day to day moments. I won't be doing "Black Friday" or "Cyber Mondays", because I buy all year long, I refuse to have any retail store get me ALL hyped up over prices!!!!!! And knowing they only give you 2 or so hours to buy that item.
I love how you appreciate your own time with yourself all year round. We all could learn from that example. We must stop to smell the roses all year round, not only when society tells us to.
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