She wanted to slow the clock down-just for
this day, just this one day-but it sped by, from dawn and the excitement of
opening gifts, to the candlelight and the lavish meal David prepared and served
on her best china.
Before she knew it, the house was quiet
once more.
She wandered down to take a last look at
the tree, to sit alone in the parlor with her coffee and her memories of the
day, and all the Christmases before.
Black Rose
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Nenad Stojkovic from Srbija, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
Bring light back into your life after the
holidays have passed
This weekend, the holidays are officially
over. For many people, Wednesday was the last day of children being home from
school, and Monday resumes the full regular workweek.
Today, though, instead of happily
resettling into “normal” life and enjoying the weekend, you may be feeling some
post-activity depression that so many descend into.