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When you feel a warm thought about someone, don't filter it. Don't assume they know. Say it out loud within three seconds.
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But what if we slowed down? What if we used this season of light and gathering not just to exchange pleasantries, but to actually see each other?
The presents will be returned. The food will be eaten. The lights will come down. But the compliment that makes someone feel seen ? That stays tucked in their heart long into the cold, quiet month of January. compliments for the season
Tell your partner that the way they wrapped the presents looks like modern art. Tell your colleague that their patience with the end-of-year deadlines is legendary. Tell your parent that the ornament they saved from your childhood makes you feel safe.
In the rush to check boxes— gifts bought? turkey thawed? travel arranged? —we often default to autopilot when it comes to our words. We throw out a hurried "Merry Christmas" to the cashier or a robotic "Happy Holidays" to the neighbor we haven’t spoken to since July. Drop it in the comments below
We are officially in the thick of it. The tinsel is (probably) tangled, the parking lots are chaotic, and your social media feed is a blur of matching pajamas and perfectly iced sugar cookies.