create the holiday you want

This week is Thanksgiving week and TV and film – and society – make it feel that you have to spend the holidays with family, and it is going to be fun and festive.

But if you can’t be with family for financial or personal reasons, it’s OK. You now have the power to create the holiday you want.

You don’t have to go anywhere or do any chores. You can sleep in. Eat pizza for breakfast. Read in bed. Binge-watch a favorite TV show. Make a craft. Solve a puzzle. Play music. Relish the freedom to choose what you want to do.

You can go out for a walk. Host a Friendsgiving. Volunteer to serve dinner at a homeless shelter. Go to the movies with a pal. Seize the opportunity to do your favorite things.

If you do have a traditional Thanksgiving, we hope it runs as smoothly as possible. If you work in retail, health care or other industry in which you are busy during the holiday, we send you all the good vibes.

Enjoy.