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You often plan for our holidays for a long time so that you can spend the period happily every year. As is often the case, your holiday plans came to nothing, or you don't want to see anyone, or you don't really know how to spend the holidays. __
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Give your time.
Volunteering is an activity that most of the experts suggested for people spending the holidays alone, offering your time at a nursing home or homeless shelter. __
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Connect with strangers.
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38__ A meaningful chat with a cashier, a good deed for another－these connections can lift your spirits, especially if you're apart from friends and family. You do yourself harm when you believe that love only unfolds between you and someone “special” to you.
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If you're feeling lonely and longing to see family and friends who are absent for the holidays this year, you can create special plans to meet them another time or during the next holiday season. Not only will this be something positive to look forward to, but it's an actionable plan that could relieve some loneliness down the road.
But don't be addicted to unhappy thoughts.
The key here is mindfulness. __
40__ If you remain present and mindful and begin to listen to your thoughts about being lonely, you might discover that the thoughts are telling a onesided story, and one that might not totally be true.
A. Plan for a future time to see family.
B. Acknowledge that you're unhappy.
C. Below are tips for enjoying the holidays on your own.
D. Try different ways to avoid those negative thought surrounding you all the time.
E. Even if you're not serving soup, there are other simpler connections to be made with strangers.
F. If you find yourself caught in that cycle of emotionally charged, negative thoughts about loneliness, stop and acknowledge these feelings.
G. It's not bad to think about yourself and your feelings, and helping others can give you a healthy and important break to consider the larger world around you.
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