The Day After

The day after - a.k.a. "the letdown". There are a lot of times when “the day after” syndrome rears its head. The day after your birthday, the day after prom, the day after graduation, the day after you get engaged, the day after you get married, etc. Each one carries as much if not more emotion than the day before. So much led up to the event. So much excitement and drama. So many plans. It seemed to take forever and in mere hours, it is over.

December 26, the day after Christmas. I wonder how Santa feels today?

I always say the second holiday after you lose someone is the harder one. The first one you are still numb. Memories from the previous year help you get through. The second year is the bad one. Everything is different. You return home but it’s not the same any more. On the bright side there is the opportunity for change.

You have a choice; go with the flow even if it makes you uncomfortable or make a change, do something different, do what makes you happy. The first time will be uncomfortable because it is different but you made a choice and you can always chose to do something different the next time. That’s the beauty of choice.

So I ask you, “Do you choose to do something different next time?” “Will you continue to go with the flow?” Your answer doesn’t matter; what matters is that you decide and go on because dwelling on it gets you nowhere.