My Christmas Musings...
A wise old man once said: "it would be a boring kind of world if we were all the same". Actually it was #HimIndoors who said it🤭 and it's so true!
As much as we think we're different...yes, there are the obvious differences...we also have a lot in common and we want the usual things, including happy and healthy life, job, money and good friends.
I've met some lovely in my life, some of whom are now part of my friends circle and it's funny really cos I try my best not to make friends. Cos you all know that i struggle to find things to talk about until..., then i'd have to go out, which isn't the problem, making small talk is tedious 🤦🏽♀️. Anyway, i'm known to get better with time and then you can't shut me up😁. Some of you have known me for years or since i was a child (you're stuck with me 😁) but it's interesting, though, how we're all so different in our interests, backgrounds, ages or personalities yet none of that really matters when we get together🤣.
It's also not lost on me just how fortunate i am to have people in my life - family life, work life, social life - who all play different roles but whom are equally important to my well-being.
It's been a challenging year dealing with personal issues as well as my (younger) ride-and-die partner leaving home. Though we'd quite often lock horns and fall out, she was my training partner, spa buddy, shopping partner, physiotherapist, you name it 😄. But this feeling of emptiness is nothing compared to what millions of people face everyday in the UK.
Loneliness. We often hear about the elderly who can go weeks without speaking to another person. But loneliness doesn't discriminate and can affect young people, the disabled or those from any sector of life.
Would you believe that somewhere in the Netherlands, a woman was dead in her house for 10 years and no one knew😥. The situation is so serious here in UK that ex-PM May a couple years back appointed a minister to look into ways of overcoming the problem.
This made me think of other challenges that people face on a daily basis here in UK eg poverty and starvation, even moreso over Christmas. And i thought of the food bank charity zumba session 🕺🏽 i did a couple weeks ago. And, yes, you read right...i said zumba! Been doing zumba for months now...fun, fun, fun. I've taken a break from running cos these ole bones can no longer handle being outdoors in this weather 🥶.
But let me not digress...we collected a substantial amount of food on the day and though the event was planned with good intention, food bank isn't the answer, in my opinion, but that topic is for another time. The good thing, however, is that those who are disadvantaged will, once again, be able to eat for another week.
I will always remember to give thanks for my life because i have all i need and more and am fortunate enough that my life affords me choices eg whether to have cake and latte for breakfast instead of boring porridge on Christmas day 🤭🤭. That's why i workout, though, in my tshirt that says: i have to workout because i love cake, lots of cake😄.
I can choose whether to go out or stay home in the warmth. Another reason to be thankful.
I will always be thankful for the special people who choose to still be in my life (you don't have a choice really 😏) and accept me as i am. You accept me even if i can sometimes be a little prickly (y'kno like a rose with thorns) or sometimes intolerant (it's my age 😉). Thank you🥰
You teach me everyday to be more accepting of our similarities and not to focus on our differences. Thank you🥰.
This Christmas season, how ever you choose to spend it, i wish for you and family a time filled with love, peace and happiness.
I'll see you next year. Now time for chocolates😋.
Carlene
