Normally this is the time of year where the holiday season kicks into full swing! We’ve had Thanksgiving and Black Friday. In my household, the Christmas decorations have gone up.
Christmas parties are on the calendar. It’s time to celebrate with our friends and family. But this year, everything’s different. The regular traditions you’ve always known aren’t happening. Every day the COVID numbers go up more. You’ve had to make hard decisions about your values. Is it safe to spend time around all your family? Is it safe to travel home?
There are so many questions and very few answers. The one area that it seems to point back to is what do you value? Do you value stuff over the people in your life? Sometimes the little things can mean a lot more than you thought, like getting a homemade card or a lollipop from a child. Those gestures can take on a different meaning, especially this year.
For a long time, I accumulated lots of stuff (clothes, movies, music, and books). I would rush out on Tuesday to buy the newest release. I didn’t know it at the time, but I was trying to fill a void with things. Over the years I’ve been working at removing the void. I still have stuff to get rid of, but that’s for another post.
2020 has forced me to examine what do I value? I had to cut a lot of expenses that seemed like they brought me value. And for a time, they did. I had outgrown them and was having trouble cutting the cord. Others, I thought things would change and I might be able to keep them while everything got sorted out. Some hard choices have been made.
There are still hard choices to make. Some get pushed back because we aren’t ready to make, others get pushed in our face until we make it.
You have the right to choose what you value. You’re the only one who can make it. It’s not an easy time for so many people in the world. It’s easy to lose sight of what’s important. This holiday season remember what you value. It may look different than before but’s not any less important.
What do you value this holiday season? Let me know. Do you want to know more, click here to book a discovery session or an appointment.