Do you use your holiday time well?
What is a good use of time off for Thanksgiving? Is that even a good way to think? It's going to totally depend on your priorities.
If you're traveling to see family. Some of your time off will be traveling. But, there's still the question of how do you use that travel time then?
If your family is all in town and you don't have to travel, do you spend most of your time with family? Or do you spend time at home? Do you spend time with people or do you spend time on projects? Do you spend time watching movies or reading? If you're with people do you engage in conversation with them or do you just listen to others? Do you ask questions or answer them? Does time with family wear you out or energize you?
All of these questions may not really help you know if you use your holiday time well, but it's worth thinking about. I think after all of the food, shopping, football, and conversations, the more time you can spend together with your family whether in conversation or just being together with the better. And I believe the more purposeful you can be in the conversation, the better.
I'll give you one example. My sister-in-law asked someone else at one of Thanksgiving gatherings that moved in the last year where he was going to church. And he said he really hadn't been going to church. Which then lead to more conversation and some encouragement to go to church. Then that conversation opened up more conversation with that person's mother about him going to church. And none of that may have happened if my sister-in-law hadn't just asked the first question.
If you're traveling to see family. Some of your time off will be traveling. But, there's still the question of how do you use that travel time then?
If your family is all in town and you don't have to travel, do you spend most of your time with family? Or do you spend time at home? Do you spend time with people or do you spend time on projects? Do you spend time watching movies or reading? If you're with people do you engage in conversation with them or do you just listen to others? Do you ask questions or answer them? Does time with family wear you out or energize you?
All of these questions may not really help you know if you use your holiday time well, but it's worth thinking about. I think after all of the food, shopping, football, and conversations, the more time you can spend together with your family whether in conversation or just being together with the better. And I believe the more purposeful you can be in the conversation, the better.
I'll give you one example. My sister-in-law asked someone else at one of Thanksgiving gatherings that moved in the last year where he was going to church. And he said he really hadn't been going to church. Which then lead to more conversation and some encouragement to go to church. Then that conversation opened up more conversation with that person's mother about him going to church. And none of that may have happened if my sister-in-law hadn't just asked the first question.