{"id":1785,"date":"2022-12-04T17:54:20","date_gmt":"2022-12-04T17:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/binarywords.com\/?p=1785"},"modified":"2022-12-04T17:56:10","modified_gmt":"2022-12-04T17:56:10","slug":"ilusion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/binarywords.com\/en\/2022\/12\/04\/ilusion\/","title":{"rendered":"Excitement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">December is here, and in the countries that celebrate Christmas, the Christmas spirit has already invaded everything: streets full of light, families decorating their houses, shops full of people buying presents, Christmas carols and other seasonal songs playing everywhere...<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pexels-photo-220118.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"676\" height=\"380\" data-attachment-id=\"1791\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/binarywords.com\/en\/pexels-photo-220118\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pexels-photo-220118.jpeg?fit=1880%2C1058&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1880,1058\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"time lapse photo of lights\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo by Pixabay on &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/time-lapse-photo-of-lights-220118\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Pexels.com&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pexels-photo-220118.jpeg?fit=676%2C380&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pexels-photo-220118.jpeg?resize=676%2C380&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1791\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pexels-photo-220118.jpeg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pexels-photo-220118.jpeg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pexels-photo-220118.jpeg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pexels-photo-220118.jpeg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pexels-photo-220118.jpeg?resize=18%2C10&amp;ssl=1 18w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pexels-photo-220118.jpeg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pexels-photo-220118.jpeg?resize=676%2C380&amp;ssl=1 676w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pexels-photo-220118.jpeg?w=1880&amp;ssl=1 1880w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pexels-photo-220118.jpeg?w=1352&amp;ssl=1 1352w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For many people, this time of the year is full of excitement and joy, although it also comes with a certain amount of stress: maybe we\u00b4re making preparations for travelling, or it\u00b4s our turn to entertain family or friends at our house. Maybe we\u00b4re dreading that \"overdose\" of family reunions and other events that usually take place around this time, or maybe this year we\u00b4re facing some situation that prevents us from celebrating the way we would like. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maybe it\u00b4s the first Christmas without a loved one, who\u00b4s going to be very present in our hearts and our thoughts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Or maybe we\u00b4re going through a rough patch of any kind, and our discomfort grows even bigger during this time, when it looks like it\u00b4s almost compulsory for all of us to be happy (our friend Ra\u00fal used to call it something like \"the universal peace and love simulacrum\", I think he took the idea from an episode of The Simpsons). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For many people, unfortunately, that discomfort is much much deeper... There may be feelings of sadness and loneliness that the rest of us are not able to understand from the outside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In any case, it seems to me that we ourselves create most of the problems with our own expectations, at every level: from the expectations that society sells to us through advertisements and movies, to the ones we each have on how we must behave or what we must feel, and the ones created by the dynamics in our family or our closest social groups. Year after year, we \"buy\" those expectations, and then we feel disappointed and frustrated when we are not fulfilled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That\u00b4s why this year I\u00b4d like to propose something different to you. I propose that you rekindle your excitement for something related to Christmas (if you celebrate Christmas that is, or at least the winter holidays, or the new year). It can be a particular tradition or anything else you can think of that you\u00b4re excited about, no matter how small. And once that moment arrives, I propose that you let go of expectations and LIVE IT, enjoy it as it is, the way it\u00b4s happening, without comparing it to how you would have liked it to happen. Because things change, life is constantly changing, and the only moment that you can really enjoy is the present. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, what about you? What are you excited about this Christmas?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">  <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ya estamos en diciembre, y en los pa\u00edses donde se celebra la Navidad, el ambiente navide\u00f1o ya lo invade todo: las calles iluminadas, las familias decorando sus casas, las tiendas llenas de gente comprando regalos, los villancicos y otras canciones t\u00edpicas sonando por todas partes&#8230; Para muchas personas es una \u00e9poca del a\u00f1o llena de &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/binarywords.com\/en\/2022\/12\/04\/ilusion\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Excitement<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":3116429,"featured_media":1791,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"BinaryWords - 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