How Are You Doing Right Now? Really?

Have you already finished opening the presents? Or, like mine, is your house still quiet?

Are you sitting on your couch or at the kitchen table with coffee at hand, letting your kids play with their new toys while you steal a few minutes on your phone? Have you uploaded those happy faces to Facebook, yet?

Have you stopped to take stock of the weather? Is it snowing? Grey? Is the sun going to shine today?

Did you get a special gift? Maybe jewelry? Are you wearing it, fingering it, feeling loved? Or is your special gift, like mine, everyone else’s joy?

Was someone ungrateful? Did it spoil your morning? Are you frustrated, happy, feeling sentimental or apathetic? Would you want to feel any different?

Are you listening to Christmas music while a ham cooks slowly, on low heat in the oven? Have you already snacked on cookies? Did you bake a breakfast casserole? Is your coffee, like mine, Irish?

Are you headed out today to see family? Is family coming to you? Or, like me, are you missing someone? Does that hummingbird ornament on the top of the tree remind you of them? Is it a mixture of sorrow and acceptance?

Are you feeling generous in spirit right now? Or are you disappointed in someone? Is it yourself?

Have you stopped what you’re doing and said thank you? To anyone? To everyone? To yourself? Did you mean it? Could you?

Because saying thank you, changes everything.

Happy Holidays Mamapedia Moms and Dads. And I really want to know what you’re doing right now. How are you celebrating? How are you feeling? Can you tell me?

From your editor, “Shannon Lell”:http://www.shannonlell.com.