PadawanOfHappiness

 I found this on Facebook and it really struck me as very easy to do and very timely. My grandmother once gave me a tip: In difficult times, you move forward in small steps. Do what you have to do, but little by little. Don't think about the future, or what may happen tomorrow. Wash the dishes. Remove the dust. Write a letter. Make a soup. You see? You are advancing step by step. Take a step and stop. Rest a little. Praise yourself. Take another step. Then another. You won't notice, but your steps will grow more and more. And the time will come when you can think about the future without crying.   - Elena Mikhalkova    

  2020 has pretty much sucked, but one thing I keep reminding myself is that as much as I value traditions this has proven to be a great year to evaluate them to see if they still are of value.  I am sure that there have been things that your family has done over the years and you do them because it is TRADITION but no one really likes them.  The gift 2020 has given us is the permission (which we didn't need) to stop those things that no one likes, or simply let them change a bit to keep the spirit of them but in a new way that works for us now. Last night I watched one of my all time favorite Christmas movies/shows with my family.  It was Dr Suess' How The Grinch Stole Christmas, the classic animated cartoon from 1966 and it struck me that it is a very fitting movie for 2020. The Whos in Whooville  love their decorations and toys which I think we can all relate to.  Their Christmas was not normal that year, all their stuff was taken away from them by the ...