Overcoming The Holiday Blahs

You probably think it’s funny that a Jewish woman is writing about struggling through the holiday blues since I don’t celebrate Christmas, but you’d be surprised how hard it is to cope. Maybe even harder because we don’t share in this beautiful tradition and I tend to feel left out and alone more than ever.

Having grown up in Israel, I am very founded in my Jewish identity, yet living in America for umpteen years, I still feel overcome with sadness when the holidays roll around. We start with Thanksgiving and I begin to count my blessings, but sometimes it seems that the negative can outweigh the positive. I still haven’t found my knight in shining armor, I never started a family, my immediate family live abroad, and I’m tired of being the orphan at other people’s dinner tables.

Okay, I get through Thanksgiving. On to Christmas. Now I will give thanks that I don’t have the pressure to give gifts to friends and family. It usually just boils down to some co-workers and close friends that I give something to. I don’t know how I could afford to have a sumptuous Christmas with a tree bursting with presents. I’ve pretty much lived paycheck to paycheck my entire life, so I have no idea how people pull this off financially. On the other hand, I’m home alone with my cats (how could I not have cats?) and thinking about all the families surrounding me, celebrating the most important day of their year with food, love and laughter.

And let’s not forget about New Years! Because, once again, I’m alone (except for the cats) and I’m about to spend New Years eve by myself, again. I don’t even get my fill of Dick Clark anymore since his stroke. I have to put up with obnoxious Ryan Seacrest. I usually have no problem going to clubs, restaurants or movies by myself, but I’ll be damned if I’m going to a New Years Eve party alone. No, no, no.

Let’s get to the inspirational part of this article since I didn’t know what other heading to put it under. With all that negativity I just imparted, I do want to say that I handle the holidays like the soldier that I am. I take deep breaths, I take long walk/runs in the re-freshing cold and ENJOY my solitude. I try not to overeat because that would just make me more miserable. I do count my blessings, over and over again, and I do try to phrase my hopes and dreams through use of positive Law of Attraction. Otherwise I feel that I may fall into an emotional morass that will be too hard to get out of. The beauty of the New Year is that you get to re-examine and start fresh. You can learn from mistakes made over the past year and you can take that deep breath and leap into the newness with faith and conviction that this will be the year of change. This New Year will be the best ever!

Here’s wishing you and yours a stellar New Year too.

To all my readers (Mom, Emily, Donald and Michael Owens!), please spread the message of love and peace in your every day conduct. I will try and do the same.

Sara Abrams
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