Many of us spend our lives surrounded by people. On 25 December we can embrace the calm and total tasks undisturbedIt can feel strange waking up alone on Christmas Day with no urgent reason to win out of bed. The hours will stretch out in front of you; the end of the day as clear as a horizon on a snow-covered field against a white cloud sky. Where are the normal interruptions? Where are all the cold calls,bills through the post, text messages and group WhatsApp notifications? And why isn’t anyone demanding anything from you? It can catch a while to feel at ease with an empty diary. [br]Loneliness is never too far away and this is especially true when, and in the lead-up to 25 December,we’ve been railroaded with images of families packed around dining tables and scenes of children opening presents around a tree. But being alone at Christmas doesn’t have to be a negative experience and it doesn’t mean that you’ve necessarily made a series of base decisions – this is just how life works out sometimes. Here’s a motto for a solo Christmas Day: being alone and being lonely are not the same thing.
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Source: theguardian.com