My recoery has brought me so far this past year and I really wanted something simple and meaningful for the holidays. I celebrate the Soltistic while my partner and kids (because of their partners) celebrate Christmas. Over the years I've fallen into the commercial and stress part of a Christmas holiday. This year I decided I couldn't do it anymore. I requested my girls join me for a simple soltistic dinner. We "stain glassed" candles and than ate by their lights. We laughed, remembered holidays of the past, enjoyed my new grandson and just enjoyed being with each other. We exchanged rpesents, but most were things we made for each others. My girls thanked me for thinking of returning to this tradition and I thanked them for taking the time to celebrate with me; I hope they saw the new me that I'm feeling. So thanks for validating my experience through this post!!