Slow Jews day
Ha ha. I'm making fun of the fact that I'm jetlagged and sleep-deprived. Don't worry—I've got a million like that one.
Though you might be breathing easy because the holidays are over, don't let your guard down. We still have to survive New Year's Eve, which is arguably more depressing because you always think, "Maybe next year will be bettter," which then causes you to think about last year and why it didn't meet your expectations. Plus, you've eaten all kinds of crap over the holidays and have gained five pounds and you know your NYE resolution to lose weight will only make you glum.
Oh, sorry. Am I projecting?
Anyway, if you're still feeling like you're having a hard time, check out "Mental Illness: Coping With the Holidays" from Mental Health Ministries. Download it here.
[When I looked at the NAMI press release about the brochure, it mentioned Rohatsu, and I was all, "whahatsu?" It's a Japanese Buddhist holiday, hence this image from buddhamuseum.com.]
Comments
While the having eaten too much may be water under the bridge, if you feel you're not quite ready for the new year you can postpone things a bit by celebrating the Chinese New Year instead. It begins on February 18th this time (it'll be the year 4704 then), so you have several extra weeks to finish out the old year.
It's not easy to ignore all the hoopla that goes with the traditional celebrations on the evening of December 31st, but it might be worthwhile to think of this alternative New Year's Day instead. There's really no scientific reason why the year has to end just a little less than a week and a half after the Winter Solstice (it's just a cultural/historical/legal thing), and perhaps a few extra weeks might be just enough to tie up a few loose ends and achieve a few goals not quite reached in the waning year.
I found some interesting information about this on the following web page:
http://www.chinapage.com/newyear.html.
Posted by: Kent | December 30, 2006 05:51 PM