Spirit of the Holidays....

It's very difficult to find the Holiday Cheer... BUT, I can find the "Spirit" when I listen to the music.... my favorites this year are instrumental and acapella....

Music soothes my soul, my heart, my mind... how can it not lift you up some?

SO, instead of dwelling on the fact that my father is not with us anymore, that I cannot make it to my mother's for Christmas, I am missing my nephew's first Christmas, that I am so far away from my family, and so many "dilemmas" and "issues" ... I drift off into listening to music, and try to think of things that are positive, plan things that I "CAN" do and afford that can make my loved ones happy, and remember that "the thought" counts so much more than anything else...

A little chocolate goody on the taste buds does help too!!!!