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It’s OK 2 Say Nope 2 Holidays + Podcast: Dog Days + L. Brummet’s Leeks

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Wish the holidays would just go away? It’s okay to tell them to go away.

Holidays can be nice — and terrible! Family can bring us to our knees — both to swoon and to cringe. Romance can make our hearts flutter or seize.

From Halloween to New Year’s, at least here in the United States, we’re inundated 24/7 with messages of how this is the time for families and lovers. We’re instructed to either kiss, or to kiss and make up.

fullsizerender-5Sometimes none of that is possible or isn’t in our best interest.

Traditional or sacred, I invite you to join me in acknowledging that ignoring any special day is perfectly acceptable. Never, sometimes, always; we can give any number of them a rest, whenever we please.

What matters is that we do everything to get through them as best we can — whatever it takes to mark time, to survive, to thrive through and into gentle holiday-free January.

Do you ever prefer to ignore holidays?

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Happiness Between Tails speaks to and from the heart. It connects lovers — of pets, authors, books — and of my still-unreleased novels, “Flamenco + the Sitting Cat” and “Tango + the Sitting Cat.” The stories are my love letters to all who fear they're too odd, too damaged, too old, too whatever to find happiness. ContactdaAL@gmail.com • BuyMeACoffee.com/SupportHBT

74 thoughts on “It’s OK 2 Say Nope 2 Holidays + Podcast: Dog Days + L. Brummet’s Leeks”

  1. Great post Daal! You are right that it’s okay to not participate or participate in what ever way makes you comfortable and not stressed out. I have to admit I Love the holidays but also sometimes hate them too. I do better when I plan ahead and actually get some of the holiday stuff done early so that I can enjoy the holidays better. This year was a big procrastination holiday season for me which makes things a bit stressful!! Oh well, it’s all good. Wishing you and family a WONDERFUL Christmas and a Happy New Year!! ❤️🎄☃️❤️

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  5. Amen to that, Daal…artificial sentiments cannot be expected to override the nature of the human condition…relationships are complicated and are fluid, and it is inhumane to add salt to wounds by expecting people to pretend in the name of “celebration”. Thanks for sharing this compassionate message 🙂

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