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<blockquote data-quote="recoveringenabler" data-source="post: 705129" data-attributes="member: 13542"><p>We had our Christmas dinner here. I had a cold the previous week and wasn't feeling up to par, so I began systematically taking some of my usual plans off of my plate and asking my daughter to help. Wow. I've cooked most holiday meals for over 40 years and honestly, many, many times I ran myself ragged trying to create that perfect Norman Rockwell, Hallmark kind of day. I made a simple meal this time (Lasagna) that I prepared ahead of time, and the day before it was so strange NOT to be running around, that I thought I MUST have forgotten many things I was supposed to do! </p><p></p><p>The day came and it was the most enjoyable Christmas because I could relax, hang out and enjoy my family. I just let it all go! My daughter helped do most of the cleanup. My daughter's friend who always comes to our holiday meals said that he loved coming over to our home because he feels so welcomed and comfortable here and that it was a "loving environment".......which in many ways was the highest compliment I could have received.</p><p></p><p>I got to see that all of the previous massive efforts I put in to these kinds of events was unnecessary, folks just wanted to feel that comfort and love.......and I understood, maybe for the first time, that it was "enough." '<em>I am enough'</em>.....which turns out to be a pretty big change for me on SO many levels......<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="recoveringenabler, post: 705129, member: 13542"] We had our Christmas dinner here. I had a cold the previous week and wasn't feeling up to par, so I began systematically taking some of my usual plans off of my plate and asking my daughter to help. Wow. I've cooked most holiday meals for over 40 years and honestly, many, many times I ran myself ragged trying to create that perfect Norman Rockwell, Hallmark kind of day. I made a simple meal this time (Lasagna) that I prepared ahead of time, and the day before it was so strange NOT to be running around, that I thought I MUST have forgotten many things I was supposed to do! The day came and it was the most enjoyable Christmas because I could relax, hang out and enjoy my family. I just let it all go! My daughter helped do most of the cleanup. My daughter's friend who always comes to our holiday meals said that he loved coming over to our home because he feels so welcomed and comfortable here and that it was a "loving environment".......which in many ways was the highest compliment I could have received. I got to see that all of the previous massive efforts I put in to these kinds of events was unnecessary, folks just wanted to feel that comfort and love.......and I understood, maybe for the first time, that it was "enough." '[I]I am enough'[/I].....which turns out to be a pretty big change for me on SO many levels......:) [/QUOTE]
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