Are you ready for the holidays?
How often have you heard this question in the past week? The implied reference is “have your bought all the presents for family and friends for Christmas? Have you done the shopping, baked the goodies and decorated the house? You may not even celebrate Christmas and you are faced with this question as a means of casual conversation!
Winter holidays are more than gifts. For most, whether the celebration is Hanukkah or Christmas, even Kwanzaa, the spiritual and cultural meanings are still foremost in the celebration and can be a great source of comfort and tradition. However, once you’ve faced a significant loss, the holidays change, and there is an added stress of recalling memories about your loved one who died. How were they part of the celebrations? What role did he or she take in the meaning and traditions? “Missing” is a big word this time of year.
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