Christmas Day on My Own is NOT Lonely/Depressing...
... rather quite the contrary.
Since Thanksgiving Day, I have been to Christmas parties, attended concerts, rehearsed and then performed in my church's annual Christmas concert/program, and rehearsed and then sang at the Christmas Eve service.
At every one of these events I was in the company of loving friends where we ate, drank, sang and were merry. So come Christmas Day, I am quite content to spend time on my own (along with my cat).
I think our society places pressure on us as though it is mandatory to spend Christmas Day with others. Yet, how often do you hear of the bickering and people pretending to be pleasant when during the rest of the year they can't stand to be around one another. I'm not saying that all family/fellowship gatherings on Christmas Day are like that; many are quite fun-loving.
Christmas Day, like everyday, to quote a cliche, is what you make of it. If on Christmas Day you feel lonely and saddened, go to a soup kitchen or the Salvation Army and serve food. You cannot help but feel compassion knowing that you are serving those who, for some, this may be their only meal today.
Christmas is about celebrating the birth of the Christ Light... Jesus being the personification of that... as are you.
Wishing everyone a blessed peace-filled
