December Edition: My thoughts on…togetherness

Togetherness…

This holiday season, or lately every season possible, we find ourselves longing for togetherness. Maybe even craving it. Yet, we are told by “the powers that be” to social distance, limit the number of people at family gatherings, or just stay home.

If you are like me, being surrounded by family and friends between Thanksgiving and New Years’ is like some kind of unexplainable high. It really gets me in the feels. The holidays don’t seem right without the hustle and bustle, being in rooms full of people I love, and THE HUGS. I really miss the hugs!

Throughout the last ten months, we have had to learn new ways to be together. Thank God for Zoom and FaceTime! We are being taught, forcefully, that being together is important, it’s necessary, but there are many ways to do it.

Maybe we call our loved ones more, send them well wishes through handmade cards, maybe our birthday parties are through a screen or waving from the front porch…but we are together. More importantly, we value being together.

The quality of time together is better. It reiterates even more that we only have this one life, these are uncertain times, take risks, move forward, be brave, be still and know, and eat the gravy! I hope you all find ways to be together this holiday season, and remember to reach out to those struggling with loneliness!