Someone To Watch Over Me by Eric Huber

It's the holidays again. A time of such joy and celebration. Not to mention Food, Egg Nog and PRESENTS!

But for many, the Holidays are a time of loneliness and sadness.

Even when life is great and you have many many great memories, the older you get, the more bad memories and loss there is that you've experienced.

I won't dwell on those. Each of you knows what things you are sad or melancholy about.

But I have news for you. There are people thinking about you all the time. Maybe not at exact moments when you are feeling blue...but sometimes there are. Friends and family are there watching over you. Maybe from afar. Maybe in another state. Maybe they are with their own blossoming families wrapped up in the Christmas spirit while paper and ribbons fly through the air.

But they do think about you. And all it takes is a call to reconnect and be right there with them.

You see, it's okay to be sad and lonely and miss people and think about the past.

But don't stay there too long.

Refocus about the many great times you had with the people you missed (even if you are estranged from them) and think of all the wonderful holidays you've had. Or even the weird ones! Those are fun to remember TOO!

Then focus on the people in your life today.

Even if you're alone, on these few days of the year, remember that people care about you as much as you care about them. Call them. Go visit. Drop in unannounced and plan on only staying thirty minutes. Take some cookies or snacks to leave behind. They'll be surprised to see you, but in a short time, they'll have loved to have seen you and wished for more time. Then, move on to the next friend. Even if you haven't seen them in a while.

Look ahead and see what more you can do.

For it is a time of rebirth. Whether you believe in the birth of Christ or if you recognize that the beginning of winter is the Earth's march towards Spring and new life. The days will get longer now and the days warmer (unless you're in Arkansas and no telling what will happen).

Make sure the seeds you have planted for your future are well nourished from here on out. And with the beginning of Winter, the New Year is not far behind.

Feed your mind, body and spirit over the next few weeks. Give yourself presents of happiness and discard the sad and lonely wrappings that aren't the real you anyway. Remember how it felt to open that gift as a kid on Christmas morning that you just KNEW held the ONE THING you had been asking for. Feel like you did then by remembering that moment.

Soon you'll find that you're not so blue after all.

And with the new days ahead come possibilities unbounded.

Happy Holidays! Merry Christmas! Wonderful Winter! And Happy New Year to everyone out there in the Universe.