Christmas Eve, Eve

Photo by Nati Melnychuk on Unsplash

You have to choose people. It can’t be about things or a vicious cycle of work, detail and all serious faces. You have to open your eyes to the person sitting right in front of you and enjoy whatever it is they’re trying to tell you. I’ve had some moments this week where I could have been alone. I could have stayed back or gone a different direction, but instead I said, yes to being with the one inviting me out or the one asking me to do something with them.

I’m one of those people that simply and persistently wants to be alone a lot. Someone could invite me out and I’ll say no purely because I see an opportunity to stay home alone and just be. I consider being alone, a plan made, but today especially I chose people above everything else and I’m so thankful I did. Every laugh, every conversation... it defined my moment and created today.

I wouldn’t trade my time for anything else today and I plan on choosing to be with people again tomorrow and the day after and the day after. I’ll still get the time I need to be alone. I’ll still be able to recharge, but there are moments that can’t be gifted any other way but to be present right as they’re happening.

Stake your claim. Claim your people and enjoy the heck out of this season.

Oh, and be safe driving. It’s crazy out there!