Jeg vil godt svare, selv om det bliver meget personligt - jeg fejrer jul af religiøse og kulturelle årsager. Indrømmet jeg går kun i kirke, når jeg er inviteret, for jeg behøver ikke at være et bestemt sted for at fejre den 24.12. Selve juleaften tilbringer jeg med favorit-familien, og det drejer sig om at være sammen. Vores jul er dog blevet lidt anderledes over de sidste 5 år, men det vil jeg fortælle om nogle uger.
Men hele sæsonen giver mig en følelse af, at jeg altid bliver revet midt over, når juleræset sætter ind. Jeg er blevet meget bedre til ikke at lade mig dirigere så meget af travlheden, så jeg somme tider føler mig som en slags tilskurer.
Jeg synes dog, at det er lettere utåleligt, at julen bliver så udvandet, at vi ser julepynt før Halloween - nok en kunstig salgskampagne, som vi har overtaget fra udlandet. At trække en hyggelig tid ud, gør den ikke bedre. Singles Day og Black Friday har jeg intet til overs for. Måske er der nogen, der kan købe et billigt tv, men formålet med alle de nedsatte varer er jo at få os til at købe mere - ford vi er dresseret til at lade os manipulere til ikke at kunne modstå et 'godt tilbud' - for så kan vi jo godt købe lidt mere, ikke?
Når man ser blade og magasiner i disse dage, drejer det hele sig om dyre gaver, masser af sammenkomster med mennesker, man ellers aldrig ser, at alt er perfekt og pyntet op - og selvgjort, alt for meget mad, og resultatet er, at alle er totalt udmattede og meget fattigere den 28. december, fordi alt skal nås, inden for en måned.
Så brems op for det, du ikke føler helhjertet for.
Du skal ikke deltage i alt.
Spis ikke mere, end du føler dig godt tilpas. Mindre, men bedre.
Fokusér på det, der er vigtigt for dig og dine.
Giv dig tid. Reflekter lidt over hvorfor.
Se kun de mennesker, du har lyst til at være sammen med.
Giv dig tid til dem, du elsker.
Det er da et julebudskab!
Julekassen er tidligt fremme i går - The Christmas box is out early this year
I am going out on a limp now, but...why do you celebrate Christmas? Of religious reasons? Because it soon will be solstice (at least in this part of the world). Because it is a tradition, or because you cannot 'wriggle' your way out of it? It is not a question you have to give me an answer to, but maybe you should ask yourself that question.
I will answer, event thought it is getting very personal - I celebrate Christmas of religious and cultural reasons. Admitted, I only go to church, when I am invited, because I don't need to be in a special place to celebrate Dec. 24th. I celebrate Christmas - the 24th here in Denmark - with the favorite family, and being together is the most important thing. Our Christmas has become a bit different over the last 5 year, but I will tell about that in a couple of weeks.
But the season gives me a feeling of being torn apart, when the Christmas race sets in. Though I am getting better about not letting myself get carried away, I feel, that I have become kind of a spectator.
But I think, that it is somewhat annoying, that Christmas has been kind of worn thin, seeing Christmas decorations before Halloween is even close - yet another sales campaign we have adopted from elsewhere. To make the season last longer, doesn't make it better. Singles Day and Black Friday leaves me cold. Maybe someone can get a cheap TV, but the purpose of the few cheaper items is to make us buy more - because we are trained to be manipulated not to be able to resist a 'good offer', and then we can buy a little more, right?
When you see magazines and articles these days, it is all about expensive gifts, parties with people you normally don't see at all, everything fixed up and perfect, preferably made by yourself, way to much food, so everybody are totally exhausted and broke on December 28th, because so many things have to be bought, and so many things have to be done.
Stop for everything that you cannot go into wholeheartedly.
You don't have to participate in everything.
Don't eat more, than what makes you feel comfortable. Less, but better.
Focus on what is important for you and your loved ones.
Take time. Think a bit of 'why'.
Only spend time with the persons, you really want to spend time with.
Take time for the ones you love.
That is a Christmas message!
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