How to Maximise the Festive Season if You're Celebrating Alone

Why would anyone spend Christmas alone, you will say? Christmas for most of us symbolizes the celebration of light- the coming of Jesus, the ultimate gift of God to humanity. It is a season of love that brings families and friends together, giving, happiness and laughter.

It’s a season you don’t want to spend alone in fact society will make you look weird for spending Christmas alone. But there seems to be a gradual shift from this status quo. In recent times, people have had to move to new places for higher learning, better opportunities, growth, and so forth. And making it back home on time for Christmas is almost difficult. For some people, it could be a lack of funds or other circumstances that derails the chances of going home to be with loved ones on Christmas. If you’ll be celebrating Christmas alone and you’re feeling bad about it, then this is for you. 

In this article, I’ll be sharing easy ideas/hacks on how to spend Christmas alone, stay with me.

The season is here again and you don’t see yourself traveling home for the holiday chances are you are going to be alone this Christmas without family. And now every time you think about it you feel sad or even homesick. You are missing home and missing out on the fun too.  I get it and I have been there too. I’ve been away from home occasionally and permanently for 3 years now and I was not able to travel for the previous Christmas celebration due to funds and work. And I ended up loving how it all turned out. I would advise anyone to learn to spend Christmas alone every once in a great while.

You’ve every right to feel what you want to feel but I also need to let you know like me and every person that has celebrated Christmas alone, it’s possible to have the best Christmas even if you’re alone. All hope is not lost. Instead of focusing and magnifying how terrible it is that you won’t be home for Christmas, you need to start reframing that belief and look forward to having a Christmassy Christmas all alone. 

Christmas Alone

I’m going to be fair with you, spending Christmas alone away from family can be very hard. But that does not mean you won’t enjoy the holiday.

First, you need to know that there is nothing sad, shameful, or weird about spending Christmas alone without family. It’s very normal. Let it out of your mind and whatever feelings you may have, you’ll eventually get over it, there is nothing to worry about. 

And while you may not be able to stomach the thought of staying home alone, it is an incredible moment that you can use to find yourself. And feeling lonely is one thing, being alone is another. If you are alone this Christmas, simply embrace the moment instead of running away from it. 

Instead of looking to be part of all activities which is not wrong. Taking an extensive review into yourself - finding yourself or just you and your maker, away from the noise is another incredible way to do Christmas. Knowing yourself is the true prize. To examine your mind and know if it realigns with your energy. I mean since you can’t make it home you might as well do things that will match or surpass the time you couldn’t spend at home. 

Embrace Being Alone

There is always somewhere to go every Christmas, but how about you just being alone this Christmas and embracing where you are right now? Admire this moment and stop looking for where to go. Understand that where you are is simply where you need to be. There is beauty in solitude. Tune into yourself, recharge yourself and face your truths. Take care of yourself.

Celebrate Christmas Doing What You Want

Take the time to find out what you want and not what others want you to do. What does happiness mean to you? Making a local dish or that recipe you’ve always wanted to try, painting on canvas, reading, and making yourself available to be part of social events in giving back to society. Instead of focusing on being all alone, you can look around your environment for things that resonate with you. Give yourself a treat at the spa. No matter how small or mundane it seems.

Step Out

You have all the time to yourself to explore and enjoy without disturbances. Make videos of yourself, take pictures and check out your immediate area or city. If you haven’t done that due to the hustle and bustle, this will be a good time to find out some interesting things where you live, especially if you are new in the area. You can also hang out with friends or even attend the carol songs.

Learn A New Skill

Learn that skill that you’ve always wanted to have. Don’t overthink it. It could be a dance step that you’ve always loved to learn, how to bake banana bread, how to use a particular app, how to draw, or even how to cook some special recipes. Do you want to learn how to make money online? What is that knowledge you need to add to your arsenal that fascinates you, go check it out? This will keep your mind engaged and give you a whole new perspective on the world around you. The idea is for you to enjoy the holiday.

What you make out of this Christmas holiday depends on you and not on whether you travel home or not. Make a conscious effort to enjoy every bit of it, whatever enjoyment means to you. Like they say sometimes the experience we are scared of turns out to be our best experience.

Do you have other ideas on what to do this Christmas? Share it, I want to hear all about it