Traditions to Hold, Traditions to Release

Bringing intentionality and curiosity into this holiday season.

For some of us, the holiday season means traveling to the place where we grew up, and that can often feel like teleporting ourselves into the past. With that teleportation comes traditions, rituals, and habits that are unique to your family of origin. It might look like going to a Christmas Eve service, or going to your Grandma’s house for Christmas day.

When you were a child, the traditions you participated in were presented to you as an inevitable thing. It’s hard to opt out of things when you are 7 years old. But now, you are a full-grown adult with a family of your own. Momentum may carry these traditions into your present day, but you can make a choice around what you continue to engage in. You have agency in what traditions you perpetuate within your family unit, just like your parents did when you were a child.