December Musings - Finding And Creating Special Moments!
Come December, and nostalgia starts setting in. There's something bittersweet about the last month of the year. An impending sense of ending looms ahead, along with the promise of new and probably better beginnings. I had actually planned to start a sort of an advent calendar, trying to make every day of December special by assigning a fun - activity for each day of the month. I painstakingly prepared a list of activities. But then, the prospect of doing something new everyday feels daunting. It feels like there is so much pressure to make the day special. It shouldn't be so, right? I mean, what is the point of doing something that is intended for enjoyment but feels like a chore? So I more or less gave up on the list. But life has a funny way of catching us by surprise. Without any intention or plan, the day indeed felt special. And the best part - I didn't have to go out of my way to make it special. I could wake up early and enjoy the time before morning dawned clou...