4 Steps on How to Be Alone Yet Joyful Over Christmas
Christmas is meant to be a time for people to be joyful, reconciled and at peace, with God, with oneself and with others. For Christians, it is a time to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour. For people of goodwill, it is also a time to be happy and be one with those celebrating the joyful season. People celebrate with family, friends, colleagues and even neighbours. But, what about those of us who are not surrounded by these people? Or, perhaps live far away from them? Can they still joyfully celebrate Christmas? Well, it is a personal decision. Firstly, we have to decide whether we want to be part of the joyful season or not. Secondly, forget about buying presents or receiving them. I am sure we all reach that stage in our lives where we actually do not need to receive or expect presents anymore. Although, we still need to be gracious when receiving them. Thirdly, once we have decided that presents are not really important, we have to accept that real j