They just sneak up and scatter all your functionality. Expectations you set for yourself and others set for you sneak up until they are causing havoc every day. Then top it off with memories, family expectations and drama and you're in the holiday zone whether you want to be there or not.
It seems so simple. Be Here Now. Stay in the Now. One Day at a Time. In a way it is - and in a way it isn't.
Be Here Now was a book by Ram Dass published in 197i about spirituality, yoga and Eastern meditation and thought that influenced many who are baby boomers today.
There is so much personal data to encounter when first not drinking and not drugging and it is often very overwhelming internally.