Holiday Cheer For The Newly Divorced

Is this your first Holiday Season divorced and single? Maybe it is your 3rd or 4th and you are stuck wondering how you are going to survive the Holidays, once again. This time of year may bring up memories of Holidays past, the family gatherings and celebrating as an intact family.

You may feel out of place if married couples planning big family celebrations surround you. More than likely you are lonely when your children are with their ex. Is the only plan you have for the Holiday to sit home alone and cry in your eggnog?

If so, don’t despair. I’ve a few suggestions that will lift your spirits, get you motivated and have you looking forward to a Happy Holiday Season.

• Think Icicles Instead of Isolation:

  The first step toward celebrating instead of dreading the Holiday is to get out and participate. Go through party invitations and accept all invitations that will mean being surrounded by positive, upbeat, energetic friends.

  Decline all invitations from friends who are downers, can’t find blessings no matter what is happening in their lives. If they bring you down, you don’t want them around during the Holidays.

  If you don’t get party invitations, plan a Holiday party of your own. What better way to get your mind off being single during the Holidays than planning a...read more about Holiday Cheer Post Divorce