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

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

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00:00:34 --> 00:00:40 Hello, and welcome to Momo 634, motivational moments just for today.

00:00:42 --> 00:00:44 For many who have been busy,

00:00:44 --> 00:00:44 busy,

00:00:44 --> 00:00:49 busy for the last several weeks leading up to these December holidays,

00:00:49 --> 00:00:55 some may be experiencing a letdown now that their days are less adrenaline-fueled.

00:00:56 --> 00:00:59 Some may have had too much of the holidays and have a bit of a

00:00:59 --> 00:01:00 holiday hangover,

00:01:00 --> 00:01:01 for lack of a better term.

00:01:02 --> 00:01:06 Some of us may have had too much family or situations that were

00:01:07 --> 00:01:07 too people-y,

00:01:08 --> 00:01:09 as we've discussed here before.

00:01:11 --> 00:01:11 Either way,

00:01:12 --> 00:01:15 life may be returning to some semblance of normalcy,

00:01:16 --> 00:01:19 or soon will if you are still on break from work or school.

00:01:20 --> 00:01:24 There may be even return travel in the not-too-distant future.

00:01:25 --> 00:01:30 Honestly, I feel pretty blessed that we've had pretty low-key holidays.

00:01:31 --> 00:01:32 We cook a great meal,

00:01:32 --> 00:01:36 but because we spend the week after Christmas hitting the after

00:01:36 --> 00:01:37 Christmas sales,

00:01:37 --> 00:01:40 counting down to our wedding anniversary coming up,

00:01:40 --> 00:01:45 we don't have a lot of out-of-control expectations or excessive spending.

00:01:46 --> 00:01:51 In fact, most of what we do is marked by a lot of togetherness.

00:01:52 --> 00:01:56 You'd think after homeschooling kids for 20-ish years,

00:01:56 --> 00:01:57 given their age gaps,

00:01:57 --> 00:01:59 and them living at home after college,

00:02:00 --> 00:02:03 we might be tired of all this togetherness.

00:02:04 --> 00:02:09 But the truth is, one day there won't be as much, or any at all.

00:02:11 --> 00:02:13 Whether through advancing years,

00:02:14 --> 00:02:14 death,

00:02:14 --> 00:02:17 the call of their own family obligations,

00:02:18 --> 00:02:20 or lack of the proximity we now enjoy,

00:02:20 --> 00:02:22 it won't be forever.

00:02:23 --> 00:02:29 So I feel tremendously blessed to have these bonus events and extra time.

00:02:30 --> 00:02:34 My response to all the holiday busyness is to burrow deeper

00:02:35 --> 00:02:36 into family time.

00:02:37 --> 00:02:41 Some may prefer to have some solitude or quiet time to get some

00:02:42 --> 00:02:43 much-needed equilibrium.

00:02:45 --> 00:02:45 Either way,

00:02:46 --> 00:02:50 it's nice to relax a bit before hopping on the hamster wheel again.

00:02:51 --> 00:02:54 Ecclesiastes 4.6 sums this up nicely.

00:02:56 --> 00:03:00 Better is a handful of quietness than two hands full of toil

00:03:01 --> 00:03:02 and striving after wind.

00:03:04 --> 00:03:05 Our meme for today says,

00:03:06 --> 00:03:07 after weeks of preparation,

00:03:08 --> 00:03:10 focus on your respiration.

00:03:11 --> 00:03:12 In other words,

00:03:13 --> 00:03:14 pull out your toolkit,

00:03:14 --> 00:03:15 deep breathing,

00:03:16 --> 00:03:17 playlists,

00:03:17 --> 00:03:20 and other relaxation and coping strategies.

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