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These Ideas Are Sure to Lift Your Spirits Any Time of the Year

Happy Holidays and Happy Everything!

Monica Ray, M.Ed, MS
The Daily Cuppa Grande
3 min readDec 25, 2024

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Lightscape at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, New York City (NYC). The entire lawn is covered in greenm red, purple and yellow lights. There is a Christmas tree made entirely out of lights at the far end of the lawn.
A stunning light show in Brooklyn (credit: my husband)

Who doesn’t love chocolates and bright lights? Maybe even a holiday movie?

If you’re far away from family, don’t get on with them, or don’t have any, fret not! This is the time for self-care and a good old recharge. Of the spirits and of the body.

I’ll give you three ingredients that will brighten you up, no matter what you’re going through.

Here’s your foolproof action plan, not just for the holiday season, but for your birthday, for your ‘Down in the Dumps’ day, and for anytime you need to perk yourself up:

Buy the most indulgent chocolates you can afford. Look up your local events and find a light show, a funny play, or a musical. Find a classic movie on your favorite streaming service.

When you read this, it could be Christmas and Hanukkah. Or any other holiday of the year. Even if you don’t celebrate any of them or are feeling a little low, I promise you that you will feel better if you treat yourself to some fancy chocolate and illuminate your…

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Monica Ray, M.Ed, MS
Monica Ray, M.Ed, MS

Written by Monica Ray, M.Ed, MS

Top and Boosted Writer. Travel and Food from 2025. That's it.

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