Today is Friday, December 24th, 2021…AKA, Christmas Eve. I’ve seen so many posts, on different social media platforms, stating how Christmas is not the same and how they are sad during this time of year. Whether it’s because of lost loved ones, being single, not being able to buy gifts and/or not being able to decorate and celebrate like one would like. My thing is, why do these “holidays” make a person feel like this? It’s just another day in the year on the calendar that you’re alive. Why does certain “holidays” have such importance?

Now, don’t get me wrong, I celebrate “holidays”. The only ones I actually celebrate are birthdays and anniversaries. 😏 Outside of those two, I don’t see any significance or importance for the others. To me, people are putting so much into one day that can be done on any given day that they’re alive. Like, since this Christmas Day is tomorrow, people are stressing themselves out to do for others; Or, prove a point to others. I can understand why someone can be so sad and depressed during these times. You’re putting unnecessary negative emotions onto yourself. Which is crazy in my opinion. But hey, at the end of the day if that’s what people choose to do, then by all means do you. And just a sidenote, as a newly small business owner, I understand so much better now the advertising and marketing side of business in this country. And sad to say, but that’s sad. Again, don’t get me wrong, I haven’t always thought like this.

Growing up, I looked forward to the holidays. We used to have big family gatherings and fun. Especially on my dad side of the family down in the sticks of Arkansas. But, as my cousins and I got older, and everybody starting moving away and starting their own families, and certain people passed, the holidays were “never the same”. Now, as I grew older, and during my adult years, I’ve never been sad because of that. But, I did yearn for those type of gatherings and fun. That quickly faded away and I’ve just accepted things for what they are. Before I completely stopped celebrating these “holidays”, I began realizing how society was putting so much emphasis on materialistic things to be able to show someone how you supposedly feel about them. Which was a huge turnoff because I’m thinking, a person can literally buy all these things and celebrate at anytime. Yet, people still spend their last; they still save up just for the particular “holiday”; they’ll destroy their mental health all for the sake of one day. But again, that’s my opinion.

I don’t look down, talk down or argue with people who choose to celebrate in these ways on these “holidays”. But, on the flip side, I would respect it if people would have the same type of consideration towards me. Or, any other person that thinks the same way I do. I am not a grinch, scrooge or whatever you want to call it. I just choose to celebrate those close to me, and my life, every day that we’re alive. I choose life every day over “special” days. It’s all about perspective.