It’s that time of year. That dreadful period where you are forced to sit next to people you don’t like from work and relatives whose name you can’t remember. You are expected to make small talk. You are socially conditioned to eat and drink to excess. If you deviate from this you run the risk of becoming a social pariah. Not because you’re doing anything wrong, but because your will of steel is making your mother/brother/sister/co-worker feel bad about themselves.

“Why are you trying to make me feel bad for things that are wrong in your life?”

Anyway, it is a time for celebration and enjoyment. I really like this idea from Buddhism:

“Buddha describes the middle way as a path of moderation, between the extremes of sensual indulgence and self-mortification.” Read more