Vacation blues? Here’s how to use them
There are very good reasons for many to feel rejected, disappointed, and just plain sad on a holiday, especially when everyone else seems to be in a good mood.
Here are some ways you can feel rejected while on vacation, and then six guaranteed ways to really enjoy your vacation:
If Santa Claus ate all of your cookies but didn’t leave a present, you may feel rejected.
If, at a party, more than one person asks you if you’ve been taking your medication and they’ve never seen you before, you may feel rejected.
If you are not invited to the office Christmas party and you are the boss, you may feel rejected.
Your best friend told you to cheer up, that things could be worse. So you cheered up and, sure enough, things got worse.
If you were expecting an engagement ring for Christmas, but instead your boyfriend gives you a vacuum cleaner, you may feel rejected.
If you ask your wife to go to the neighbor’s New Years Eve party, but she already has a date, you may feel rejected.
If all the gifts you receive this year are exactly the same as last year, with the same packaging, you may feel rejected.
Instead of having a star with your name on it as a Christmas present, you have a pier named in your honor because you have missed so many “ships” in your life that you may feel rejected.
If you receive an anonymous request for Extreme Makeover, more than once, you may feel rejected.
Six guaranteed ways to really enjoy the holidays
1. Look for reasons to be grateful daily. Focus on what you have, not what you lack.
2. Be forgiving. Forgive others, especially if you are going to see them, even your in-laws. Forgive yourself for your mistakes and any other transgressions you have committed during the year.
3. Find new and unique ways to express your appreciation and love for your friends and family.
4. Don’t try to treat the “Christmas blues” with Christmas alcohol; it will only cause deeper shades of blue.
5. If you are happy, be sure to say it to your face. If not, tell your face to fake it.
6. Don’t compare your gifts or position in life with those of others, especially your friends and family. Your loved ones know that you are doing the best you can. You can decide to do better. Make it motivational, not a festive “blue note.”
Google shows 7,230,000 hits for “Holiday Blues.” Follow these simple guidelines and you won’t be one of them!
Remember, if you haven’t been rejected, disappointed, or failed recently, you’re not living close enough to your potential.
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