Don’t wait for a holiday
Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays each year (Christmas is the top, but I tell you what…Thanksgiving really gives it a run for its money). My parents have hosted as long as I can remember (with maybe a dozen exceptions over the past 40 years) and we used to have 25 people lining multiple tables pushed together. Even now, as many in the family are no longer with us, we still have a sweet little crew that comes together every year.
Interestingly, each year the same conversation comes up at the Thanksgiving table: “We should do this more often! It’s so wonderful to see you, let’s not wait until Thanksgiving next year!”
And yet, for many years, it is indeed only at the following year’s Thanksgiving that we reunite with the family over that big delicious meal.
Which makes me think…why do we wait for holidays (or specific occasions) to gather and connect with the most important people in our life?
Sure, holidays are an easy, shared marker for a time to gather. But if we wait for the holiday prompt, we are limiting ourselves to gathering only on specified occasions.
I’m not big on “new years resolutions” necessarily, but I’m noticing my desire to change my “wait for the occasion” orientation when it comes to spending time with the ones I love.
What have you been putting on hold that you no longer want to wait for?
