Post-Christmas Letdown or Holiday Hangover? [2025 Re-Post] | Praise Podcast

Listen now | After December's busy-ness, perhaps you feel a bit of a letdown? You are NOT alone!

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00:00:34 --> 00:00:35 For many who have been busy,

00:00:35 --> 00:00:36 busy,

00:00:36 --> 00:00:40 busy for the last several weeks leading up to these December holidays,

00:00:40 --> 00:00:44 some may be experiencing a letdown now that their days are less

00:00:45 --> 00:00:46 adrenaline-fueled.

00:00:47 --> 00:00:50 Some may have had too much of the holidays and have a bit of a

00:00:50 --> 00:00:51 holiday hangover,

00:00:51 --> 00:00:53 for lack of a better term.

00:00:54 --> 00:00:57 Some of us may have had too much family or situations that were

00:00:58 --> 00:00:59 too people-y,

00:00:59 --> 00:01:01 as we've discussed here before.

00:01:02 --> 00:01:02 Either way,

00:01:03 --> 00:01:06 life may be returning to some semblance of normalcy,

00:01:06 --> 00:01:10 or soon will if you are still on break from work or school.

00:01:10 --> 00:01:15 There may be even return travel in the not-too-distant future.

00:01:16 --> 00:01:20 Honestly, I feel pretty blessed that we've had pretty low-key holidays.

00:01:21 --> 00:01:22 We cook a great meal,

00:01:23 --> 00:01:26 but because we spend the week after Christmas hitting the after

00:01:26 --> 00:01:27 Christmas sales,

00:01:27 --> 00:01:30 counting down to our wedding anniversary coming up,

00:01:31 --> 00:01:35 we don't have a lot of out-of-control expectations or excessive spending.

00:01:37 --> 00:01:41 In fact, most of what we do is marked by a lot of togetherness.

00:01:42 --> 00:01:46 You'd think after homeschooling kids for 20-ish years,

00:01:46 --> 00:01:47 given their age gaps,

00:01:48 --> 00:01:50 and them living at home after college,

00:01:51 --> 00:01:53 we might be tired of all this togetherness.

00:01:54 --> 00:02:00 But the truth is, one day there won't be as much, or any at all.

00:02:01 --> 00:02:03 Whether through advancing years,

00:02:04 --> 00:02:04 death,

00:02:05 --> 00:02:07 the call of their own family obligations,

00:02:08 --> 00:02:11 or lack of the proximity we now enjoy,

00:02:11 --> 00:02:13 it won't be forever.

00:02:14 --> 00:02:19 So I feel tremendously blessed to have these bonus events and extra time.

00:02:20 --> 00:02:25 My response to all the holiday busyness is to burrow deeper

00:02:25 --> 00:02:26 into family time.

00:02:28 --> 00:02:32 Some may prefer to have some solitude or quiet time to get some

00:02:32 --> 00:02:33 much-needed equilibrium.

00:02:35 --> 00:02:35 Either way,

00:02:36 --> 00:02:39 it's nice to relax a bit before hopping on the hamster wheel

00:02:39 --> 00:02:40 again.

00:02:41 --> 00:02:44 Ecclesiastes 4.6 sums this up nicely.

00:02:46 --> 00:02:50 Better is a handful of quietness than two hands full of toil

00:02:51 --> 00:02:52 and striving after wind.

00:02:54 --> 00:02:58 After weeks of preparation, focus on your respiration.

00:02:59 --> 00:03:00 In other words,

00:03:00 --> 00:03:02 pull out your toolkit,

00:03:02 --> 00:03:03 deep breathing,

00:03:04 --> 00:03:04 playlists,

00:03:05 --> 00:03:08 and other relaxation and coping strategies.

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