Elizabeth Grey: Traditions are not just what we do, or eat, or how we decorate. Traditions tell us who we are and what our family values. - NBCNewsTHINK
So much misery is created in the holidays by expectations that things stay exactly the same. So after decorating the tree, my husband and I release our adult children into the wilderness of the holidays, free to go anywhere they want. The greatest gift we give them is choice.My therapist, who should be making $10,000 an hour, said to me one day: “Observe, don’t judge.”
Today I observe my pretty silver tree, twinkling with many colors. It’s particularly beautiful, especially when Gorbachev’s bald head catches the light.Elizabeth Grey is an essayist and cook. You can find a link to her highly unprofessional cooking show, #GoodFoodInCrapKitchen, on her
Norge Siste Nytt, Norge Overskrifter
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