Happiness During Holidays
I was recently reading about family from "A New Earth" by Eckhart Tolle. For me, the holidays are all about family, and celebrating love and togetherness. Thankfully, I was placed in a very loving family at birth, and generally enjoy family gatherings. But just because I feel this way, it doesn't mean that my family life is perfect. Relationships are always evolving, as the family expands, as we all age, as our roles expand or simplify. In other words: sometimes its just hard to be with them. So with the holidays comes a bit of anxiety, which I'm guessing is the case with most people. Ram Dass said, "If you think you are so enlightened, go and spend a week with your parents." Relationships can be tricky- even more so with parents. Although parents are an important part of decision making in a child's life, once the child is able to grasp a sense of right and wrong, the parents' role begins to change. And as children, we allow so m