Be Easy on Each Other

Today's Blog is in late because, well, I was in bed early and slept late; my version of recovery after a day full of cooking, family and stress. Of course most of the stress was good stress. But it seems that with every family gathering there is bound to be at least one point of undesirability. Perhaps it comes when uncle Joe flatulates at the table sending the adults running out of the room looking for air freshener and the kids giggling out of control. Or perhaps it happens when Grandma starts crying after mentioning how fun the holiday used to be when Grandpa was here to carve the turkey. Whatever the case, one moment of undesirable stress can take it's toll even on the best of days.

So now that the day is over and you are committed to either sit and watch football all day or go to the mall and shop till you drop, it is all our way of taking care of ourselves amidst stressful encounters. So today, let's be easy on each other. You go do your thing and let everyone around you do theirs. It is all decompression and all necessary. Let's not linger on the negative, or continually search out accolades for a job well done. Let's just go about life in a way that is good for us and hopefully, benefits the rest of the family. After all, once the weekend is over you will have to start thinking about how to deal with the next holiday family gathering. And that will take a clear mind and an untroubled heart.