Holidays alone

[jyyanks]

I'm so sorry! This may be a good time to get some R&R and focus on you. Rent Movies, Borrow Books, Catch Up with friends, Splurge at a spa. If you really dread being alone, perhaps you can join a meetup group (meetup.com) and meet new people. Sending ((hugs)) your way.

[Kiwi Stoker]

Volunteer at a shelter to serve Xmas dinner? Apparently in NZ a lot of people that turn up for Xmas dinner are alone for the holidays but I feel if you can afford it you probably should contribute somehow.

Go to the library and check out a travel guide to your city or somewhere nearby and then visit some places you haven't done or haven't been in a loong while eg. the zoo.

[ladyicon]

Hang in there jess, this will soon pass.

[Becky]

I like Indy's and Kiwi's idea to volunteer somewhere. Helping others always helps me feel better, and it's a way to stay busy on a day when many businesses and attractions are otherwise closed.

More hugs!

[Reesha]

I like Indy's and Kiwi's idea to volunteer somewhere. Helping others always helps me feel better, and it's a way to stay busy on a day when many businesses and attractions are otherwise closed.

More hugs!

THIS!

I have spent many holidays alone and volunteering somehow has always lifted my spirits. Sometimes I have been lucky enough to be adopted by other families on holidays... coworkers with large families locally etc.

I hope you find some cheer though and keep warm!

[indysteel]

I read an article a few years ago that said volunteerism is one of a handful of things that consistently helps foster happiness--not just during the holidays, but year round.

[indysteel]

I will add this thought, too: Some of the best times in my life have coincided with when I have had to work the hardest to fight loneliness and sadness. The conscious act of reaching out to others and creating your own fulfillment can be incredibly empowering. I know it's hard but try really hard not to get stuck at the point of self pity. I think feeling self pity is perfectly valid under the circumstances, but try to move past it. You can acknowledge your valid feelings of loneliness without allowing yourself to be consumed by them.

[Trek420]

(((Jess))

Here in the Velo Girls, a Bay Area a local club has an annual "Christmas Orphans Ride". The streets are ours, let's ride!

http://www.velogirls.com/gallery/mai...g2_itemId=9217