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General Support / by genericbeing

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Day 22: Create meaningful holiday traditions to cherish

7 Cups Online Therapy / by ASilentObserver

10 minutes ago

...See more Hello everyone, I hope you are doing well. This post is part of the 25 Days of Gratitude, Self-Care, and Personal Growth event at 7 Cups. The pressure to experience joy and create cherished holiday memories can be overwhelming. The holidays can be a difficult time, especially if you spend them without loved ones. Whether you are far from family, lost someone close and loved one, or making conscious choices about your relationships, the holiday season can be daunting. Traditionally speaking, holiday seasons are a time of joy, fun, and celebration but for many, it is a difficult time of the year when they experience heightened feelings of grief, loneliness seasonal depression, or anxiety. But it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t find something to be joyful. There are many ways to create meaningful and personalized holiday traditions that can bring comfort, joy, and a sense of connection, even during challenging times. 1. Revive and honor old traditions that you enjoyed You may have some old traditions that you enjoyed but now you don’t do them anymore due to one or other reasons. But this season, you may rethink bringing some of those old traditions to cherish the memories associated with them. Such attempts can bring a sense of connection and continuity. You can also choose to honor loved ones by creating personalized ornaments to hang on the Christmas tree like photos, and handwritten letters, or volunteer your time to special charities or causes. 2. Cook your favorite meal This one is my personal favorite as cooking your favorite meal is simply therapeutic. It doesn’t have to be anything fancy or a holiday feast, it can be as simple as making your favorite sandwich, toast, or some hot soup. The process of making your meal is calm and relaxing. So, just make an effort to make something for yourself this holiday season. 3. Gift something to yourself Giving gifts to yourself does not make you materialistic or selfish. It just makes you human. The gift can be anything that you like, maybe a book, a cup of coffee, some nature photographs or a meal at your favorite diner. It is one of the ways to celebrate yourself and a reminder that you deserve to feel good about yourself this season as much as anyone else. So, let’s rethink how we spend our time this holiday season. I understand that it is a tough time of the year for you but know that you deserve time to be easy on yourself and try to be gentle and kinder to yourself. Please know the holidays don't have to be a time of sadness or isolation. Create your traditions to find joy, comfort, and a sense of purpose during this holiday season. Let us know in the comments if you have any traditions of yours already or thinking of something to make one this year.

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✍️ Festive Haiku Slam ✍️

Poetry / by CheeryMango

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What is one of your favorite Christmas songs?

50 & Over Community / by amiablePeace77

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Christmas Tree and Messages

Pen Pals / by incredibleRainbows2036

23 minutes ago

...See more Hiee Lovelies ♡ How are you all doing this Christmas? Me is going through a bit rough time so am on a break . But I am so excited for Christmas. In my country , we don't really celebrate Christmas but one thing am always excited for is Christmas Messages ♡ Last year too , I made such a post so that we can leave messages for people and thank them for being their in our life . So this is my Christmas Tree , am so excited to read this years messages ♡ https://decomytree.com/home?hashedId=0q0Z7rwYJjOq Also I'd like to tag a few people who supported me and motivated me to move forward ♡ ( Sorry even if you are not tagged , you can still leave a message and tag your friends here . Want to tag so many people but yeah I can't hehe) @Daf8 @LoveMyMoonflowers @jujuied @theboymoana @politeCircle6131 @ReganL @KateDoskocilova @PurrfectlyFine @Mahad2804 @tuffattack @CallumCares421 @Ellez5427 @justnomo @AshleyTheHappyAthiest @KristenHR @kenzolena @hopedreamlove @EnigmaticCat24 @Hope @VioletNotes @Heartsandrosesandpaws @AuroraAstral @CaringEzra @tranquilechoes @DarkerPlaces @exuberantBlackberry9105 @NotSeven @Bluetiger2008 @BlackBlueWhite @Finny17 @Megalomentaurus @theboymoana @Alexo00101 @Antonio7Cups @BlueRivercares @aquaaaaa @MelodyoftheOcean @exuberantWriter5514 @justmeeva @Jenna @Sebastian0o0 @hi66666 @steph8402 @ALeXaNdEr0712 @Bunnylovesyou @TinyWhisper @AffyAvo @unassumingEyes @Lenapaige @SmollPeridotsBreakdown @THE1NONLYVENUS @Tinywhisper11 @SantaCups You can even share your Christmas trees and I'll love to leave a message Let's celebrate this Christmas by leaving them the last message of this year and thanking them for sticking around ♡ Tag your friends and leave them a heartfelt message ♡

Weekly sharing of Goals! Week #51 2024 (Monday 12/16/24 - Sunday 12/22/24)

Motivation & Accountability / by IsayUncle

24 minutes ago

Looking for a friend.

Friendship Support / by TheCoffeesAlreadyCold

24 minutes ago

The first PC I ever built.

Hobby Zone / by amicableox0685

26 minutes ago

Username Stories!🌞

Positivity & Gratitude / by Sunisshiningandsoareyou

33 minutes ago

...See more Hiya everyone, I hope this new month brings each one of us lots of peace and joy!💖 Okie I'll try not to blabber too much and come straight to the point! xD Soooo, we know that when we sign up on 7 cups, we are assigned an auto-generated username because anonymity first hehe. And of course, we can change our username from our settings page, for upto first 2 weeks and then after filling a form and providing a valid reason. Which is how there's so many people here who have come up with almost random looking words from the English language, that when put together bring us a spectacular "username", which is often synonymous to their personality, and of course, a major part of our identity here at 7 cups. Purely an observation, and of course, it could've been deeply impacted by the "roles" each account plays here, "listeners" on here to listen to people, support and be an encouraging presence reigniting hope for those that need it, have a more "upbeat" sorta username, usually. (Usually being the keyword) On the other hand, I notice some "member" account usernames that aren't as "upbeat" sounding, which also makes complete sense because on our member account, we are likely more vulnerable and embracing of the not-so-happy-and-okay-us too. (Again, usually being the keyword, and a personal observation entirely) Indeed, there's extremes but then there's also a broad spectrum, and we are all spread out on it embracing our unique-ness and authenticity, describing it as how we see it and are comfortable with. 🌞 I love coming across different usernames that attempt to personate the person behind the screen in one or more ways, whatever way it speaks to *them*. To each their own, always! However, yes it makes me wonder how our usernames shape up our identity here, how we see ourselves and also for others and how we'd like them to see us too. A username speaks a lot about the person, I feel, the more-thought-out ones, specially. Ones with some context and with a backstory! (I tried xD but fortunately, I am me and I'll complete the entire story even after saying "long story short"~ ooh and sometimes even with sub-plots and individual character-development arcs 🤣) Alrighty, now some questions to get your brain-juices flowing- 🌞 What does your username mean? Is there a backstory, you'd like to share? 🌞 If you had an alternate username or could change your username to something else more inclined towards the *current you*, what would you keep it as? Why? 🌞 What's the most captivating username you've come across here? (Yes please, you can tag them by putting an "@" sign before their name) What do you like about it? 🌞 A Gift for youuu: Tag 3 of your peers here and share an alternate username for them, that you feel fits them most. (Needless to say, but we practice extra caution lol, sooo, ~ Appropriate Language Only, *please*) Brownie points if you can be a little descriptive and share "why" do you feel it fits them. I'd love to hear from everyone coming across this.💖

Saw my Fav book collection from book fest📖

Arts & Crafts / by TheNorthstar7

36 minutes ago

checking in!

General Support / by heretohelpyou1211

36 minutes ago

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