Beating the winter blues

There is no other time of the year to be aware and in tune with our feelings/moods as we come to grip with the reality of our times.  This festive season is somewhat difficult to grapple as we think of friends and loved ones we wished to be with us. But as one advised we can still smile of the good memories of holiday and to find something we can be grateful for even in the midst of adversity. The best self-care is to reach out to those who really care and spend time with them. Enjoy the moment, focus on the positive, appreciate similarities and honor differences. Not an ideal world but we can always try to make ourselves better and others too with our caring and compassionate heart.