Corner Talk: Emotions The Holidays Evoke

LUCHO GOMEZ WELLINGTON @LUCHO_GOMEZ

” The holidays and the end of the year usually have me looking back at the past 12 months. The ups, the downs and everything in between, I think about my loved ones, my goals and triumphs as well as my mistakes and failures. Not in a bitter or regretful way, but in a “how can next year be better” for me, my loved ones, and everyone we touch.

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LATOSHA LOWE-GOODE WESTLAKE @MZ_TGOODE

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We have to take time out to INTENTIONALLY be thankful, love a little extra and let the world know that there is still hope, joy and a better tomorrow!

During the holidays, I am full of joy, gratitude and love! It’s something about that crisp air and the change in people’s mood that gets me motivated. There is a lot we have to appreciate and be grateful for, if not just for one more day of living.

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RICHIE HAINES WEST PALM BEACH TWITTER: @RICHIEBHAINES

The emotion that I feel is joy, happiness, and peace. I know that this sounds cliché; however, it’s genuinely one time a year that the world seems to come together and put its differences aside. Which gives me hope for the future of humanity. ”

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ASHA PADMANABHAN, MD BOCA RATON @ASHA.MD

The holidays, for me, are a special time of gratitude, of laughter and smiles and the joy of shared memories, old and new. Of traditions created, old and new. As an immigrant family, I felt like I had to work extra hard to teach my children our customs and traditions which they would have imbibed naturally from the air if we had been living in my home country of India. So when they were growing up, I made an extra effort to celebrate major Indian holidays with them so they could learn. And then we created new traditions with American holidays like Thanksgiving. My kids love our version of Thanksgiving dinner and it’s one of their most favorite meals of the year, right alongside the Diwali sweets and lights. ”

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PENNY PRICE PAYNE JUPITER @LIFE_TRANSFORMED_

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The holidays remind me of all I am grateful for and that life is not forever. There’s an incredible amount of stress on families - to give, to serve, to keep up with the Joneses. There’s added pressure on those single-parent families who have to split their time. With so little commonality between the courts, the school system, and extra activities, the holidays can be nothing short of overwhelming and exhausting.

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