December 2nd is here--ready or not. For many, this is a time of celebration and joy. For many others, it is a period of chaotic activity. Between working, shopping, decorating, entertaining, and maintaining a budget, emotional stress runs high.
For me, December brings a time of reflection. I tread carefully into the season. I never know when those powerless feelings of loss and anxiety will overwhelm me. I could be eyebrow high in decorations, whistling along to the latest holiday jingle, the smell of cookie dough in the air, when out of nowhere, those feelings engulf me.
I know that I am not alone.
Even before I lost my sunshine, there were burdens. Everyone carries at least a few.
This year, someone suffered a loss—a job, a loved one, a beloved pet, or even a familiar social environment (as in having moved away from home); someone is hungry; someone is sick; someone needs forgiveness; someone is homeless; someone is sad, angry, or bitter; someone is lonely.
Perhaps your burdens are light, or perhaps they are heavy, but you know that by taking on a few more of someone else’s, you will need to set aside a few of yours, and that is comforting.
Whatever your case may be, today’s kindness reminder is:
To carry the burden of another, that is kindness.
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