The Holidays are always the ideal time to catch up with relatives, see old friends, relax, and just spread love and cheer. Unfortunately, this may not be the case for everyone. While everyone else is under the mistletoe, here are a few great tips on how to stay on Santa’s nice list while spending the Holidays alone:
1. Keep up with Holiday traditions
If your favorite thing to do as a child was to sit by the fire, cuddle up and watch Christmas movies, then so be it. Keep that same energy and go find your favorite box set or tune into Freeform (formerly ABC Family).
2. Check in with relatives
Just because you are away from the ones you love does not mean you cannot give them a call! Encourage your relatives to use apps like FaceTime, Google Hangout, and/or Skype to contact you. Send them personalized videos. Anything to say I’m thinking of you.
3. Make light of situations
Whether you’re alone during the Holidays by choice, or force, find some positivity in everything you do. Take this time to focus on your mental health, love yourself, and do what makes you happy. There’s no sense in bringing in the New Year with the same old negative thinking and attachments. Just because you are alone does not mean you are lonely.
Being emotionally, spiritually, and mentally stable should be at the top of your wish list for this Holiday break. It’s not about the money you spend or time you may or may not invest, it’s about genuinely sharing and building memories. The Holidays are about getting back to and loving you (and to whom this may apply to- partaking in your religious beliefs). Stay safe and remember make your Holidays special wherever you are!