What do the Holidays Mean to you?

What do the holidays mean to you? This is probably a question that you have been asked a time or to in your life time. What would your description of the holidays be? I will share mine with you, I believe that the holidays are remembering the blessing we are given each day that we wake up, gratitude for the people who make you feel whole and the ones that cross your path, that has given you even just a simple thing to remember, something as simple as a smile when you have had a bad day. Giving of yourself and not expecting anything in return, because you did something nice for someone. The sad part of the holidays is this should not be something that just happens once a year, giving and being greatful for what we have should be an everyday thing. Giving a card to someone to show how much you appreciate them or you were thinking about them. We all like to be given those special little things, something we can treasure and hold close to our hearts.

Family get togethers seem to be a big thing at this holiday time of the year, but don't you think you should reach out your hand through out the year? The meaning of family and the holidays, there are alot of days that you can show just how important someone is to you, without it being once a year. One day you wake up and that one person that you said time and time again "I will call them tomorrow" what if there is no tomorrow? The holidays are a time of special ocassions and creating memories, or maybe you have a family tradition. What happens to the ones who don't have anyone to be able to share those memories with, the ones that are not sure what they are doing for the holidays, because they haven't been invited and fear that they will spend it alone?

As the holidays approach remember that there are 365 days in a year, but for some tomorrow never comes. Remember that you no matter what has happened in the past that your family and friends are your rock and support that helped you get where you are. I know its hard to fathom and think to yourself how they have helped you, your hard work was why you are where you are, but remember its the parents that taught us to be how we are, and gave us strength and guidance. It was our brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, and close friends who were there on those bad days when you felt like you just could not go on.

Remember that giving and the holiday spirit should last all year long. Make someone feel as though they are special because they smiled and made you forget about how bad things could be. Appreciate the fact that you do have one more day of those 365 days, because tomorrow may never come.

As parents we spend all year long teaching our children morals and values, the respect that they should give others as well a ourselves. How as parents are we showing them, just what kind of loving person we are, if we don't show them. A phone call, an email, a quick way to let someone know you were thinking about them today is not a hard task. Most people probably have a type of social media such as facebook, my space etc. and you are probably on it regularly, use it to its benefit, drop a note, send a message. Don't let the time get away, create even just a simple memory during these holidays and carry it through out the year, it makes a great New Years resolution too. Think about today, what are you missing out on?