I usually anticipate holidays with an attitude somewhere between mehh and I wish is was next week already. This year, I am pleased to discover that I am looking forward to the week of Thanksgiving.
Having healthy planned activities helps a lot. I have activities with friends planned for everyday this week. That is much more social and organized than past behavior. Wednesday’s activity is a ‘maybe’. I am sure to follow through with the rest of my plans.
The District 34 Gratitude Dinner is my favorite holiday event of the year. It is a slightly upscale pot-luck dinner at a local community center. It is the closest thing I have to an extended family holiday meal with my recovery elders, cousins, nieces and nephews. A large noisy crowded room cuts into my ability to communicate with others due to my tinnitus and mobility issues. Nonetheless, I like to sit with friends and watch all the happiness & joy bustling happening around me as if at a party for the survivors of the titanic disaster. We have survived and flourished for another year.
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