Welcome to The Club v4.1 Winter 2023/24

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THE “christmas” Club
Christmas Gift Guide
In the next few pages you’ll find a few gift ideas, Christmas greetings,
recipes, nostalgic stories and humorous anecdotes about the season.
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The Wellness Corner
by Marion Clouse • from Daytripping Nov-Dec 2004
Have you ever been sick in bed, and
then ventured outside for the first time
in weeks? Isn’t it exhilarating just to
see sky, trees, even grass? When you
meet old friends for the first time in
five years, isn’t it wonderful? Life is
suddenly richer, but not because the
world has changed. We have. Joy comes
from looking at things from a different
perspective.
As we approach the Christmas season,
are you looking with the same picture
in your mind as previous years? Do you
rush around trying to find the perfect
gift for everyone on your list? Make
sure the house is spotless and perfectly
decorated for visitors? Host the perfect
gathering? Buy enough groceries and do
baking to feed an army? And all the time
you feel overwhelmed, tired, anxious,
and worry that it will not be enough.
Circumstances may have changed from
previous years. Your finances may have
changed, you may have lost a person
close to you, or you may be dealing with
an illness in the family. Nothing ever
stays the same, but why do you expect
Christmas to be the same? This may
be the year to look at Christmas from
a different perspective; view it as the
friend you haven’t seen in years.
No one can make anything perfect
for someone else. Change those
expectations that you have gathered
over the years. You have the choice to do
whatever it takes to make the holidays
something you enjoy. If you have a large
Changing Christmas
gathering and would rather not spend
hours in the kitchen, make the dinner
a potluck; it may be exciting and fun
to see what you’ll be feasting on. You
could change the traditional dinner to
one of munchies and appetizers. Who
says it has to be a big bird in the middle
of the table? It could be chicken fingers
instead. There are so many options –
shop in small stores earlier instead of
facing the crowds; instead of hours of
baking, order it from someone else; give
to those who are needy instead of those
who don’t appreciate it; do something
special for yourself; do an activity that
has special meaning to you. Twenty
years from now children probably won’t
remember the items that they got for
Christmas this year. They will, however,
recall the special games that their family
played together, the time that their older
brother took them to a movie, or the
way their parents tucked them in at
night. These are moments, which over
time, have a huge impact. With all the
holiday shopping, we can lose sight of
the “priceless” gifts; small gestures that
can help people around you feel valued:
• Show your appreciation with a thankyou,
a smile or a hug (or all three.) It
takes just a moment, but it can make a
person’s day.
• Practice random acts of kindness every
day. Make this your “gift” to a stranger.
Hold a door open for someone. Smile
and greet people you pass at work.
• Call up someone you haven’t spoken
to in a while, just to catch up on how
they are.
• If you have children, give one child at a
time your full attention for an afternoon:
sit and read or play a game together.
• Write a note of appreciation to
someone who is important to you. Don’t
be surprised if that person keeps the
note for years to come.
• Think of the way you’d like to be
remembered by those around you, and
give of yourself accordingly throughout
the year. (adapted from Pauline Wallin,
Ph.D.)
Only you can find the meaning of
Christmas that is important to you.
Let’s look forward to the season with
joy instead of dread. This Christmas
season could be exhilarating, exciting,
and something to look forward to
if we experience it from a different
perspective.
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