{"id":4227,"date":"2018-11-22T11:00:11","date_gmt":"2018-11-22T16:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pastorbrad.blog\/?p=4227"},"modified":"2025-07-08T18:47:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T23:47:09","slug":"surviving-vs-enjoying-the-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/es\/surviving-vs-enjoying-the-holidays\/","title":{"rendered":"Sobrevivir Versus Disfrutar las Fiestas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4227\" class=\"elementor elementor-4227\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2279209d elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"2279209d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-60d6ecf8\" data-id=\"60d6ecf8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf2cb28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bf2cb28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sobrevivir Versus Disfrutar las Fiestas<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6105bbca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6105bbca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">by Pastor Brad Hoefs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c9dece9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c9dece9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d9ff846\" data-id=\"2d9ff846\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4839471 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4839471\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pastorbrad.blog\/2019\/11\/29\/surviving-versus-enjoying-the-holidays-4\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/hannah-busing-592814-unsplash-scaled-pb13zzhz1ldf6tpqq4hovz6f9g29pduqgirzzj0fls.jpg\" title=\"Sobrevivir Versus Disfrutar las Fiestas\" alt=\"Surviving Versus Enjoying the Holidays\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a3c135c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a3c135c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bb-theme-elementor-wrap bb-elementor-custom-family bb-elementor-tablet-custom-size bb-elementor-mobile-custom-size bb-elementor-custom-line-height bb-elementor-tablet-custom-line-height bb-elementor-mobile-custom-line-height\">\t\t\t\t<p>Hace varios a\u00f1os, me di cuenta de que mi actitud hacia las fiestas navide\u00f1as era solo de \"supervivencia\".\u00a0Antes de ser tratado por trastorno bipolar, la temporada navide\u00f1a hab\u00eda sido una \u00e9poca de \"intensificaci\u00f3n del estado de \u00e1nimo\" con una \"espiral descendente\" en enero.\u00a0Cuando comenz\u00f3 mi viaje de recuperaci\u00f3n, empec\u00e9 a ver las fiestas como un momento para \"simplemente sobrevivir\" mientras controlaba de cerca mi estado de \u00e1nimo.<\/p><p><strong>Mi lista de supervivencia inclu\u00eda cosas como: <\/strong><\/p><ul><li>no gastar de m\u00e1s<\/li><li>no planear demasiado<\/li><li>no comer en exceso<\/li><li>no alejarme de la gente<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Era una lista de \"no\". <\/strong>Durante muchos a\u00f1os, ese enfoque funcion\u00f3, pero me dej\u00f3 pregunt\u00e1ndome si alguna vez <strong>ser\u00eda posible disfrutar realmente de las vacaciones \u2013 en lugar de sobrevivirlas.<\/strong><\/p><p>Hace varios a\u00f1os decid\u00ed abordar las fiestas de manera diferente. En lugar de verlas solo como un tiempo para \u2018sobrevivir,\u2019 decid\u00ed que encontrar\u00eda una manera de <em><strong>disfrutarlas.<\/strong><\/em> Y esto funciona para m\u00ed. \u00a1Durante los \u00faltimos cuatro o cinco a\u00f1os, puedo decir honestamente que realmente he disfrutado la Navidad!<\/p><p><strong>Mi lista de \u2018c\u00f3mo disfrutar\u2019 la Navidad a\u00fan incluye algunas cosas que no se deben hacer, pero tambi\u00e9n incluye una lista de \u2018cosas por hacer,\u2019<\/strong> tales como:<\/p><ul><li>estar cerca de personas que disfruto<\/li><li>saborear los dulces momentos; estar presente<\/li><li>tomar tiempo para orar y reflexionar<\/li><\/ul><p>To my surprise, the activity that has created the most enjoyment is making gifts for loved ones. This allows me a quiet creative time for fun and reflection.\u00a0 It\u2019s my \u2018creative play time,\u2019 and it brings me a lot of joy. It\u2019s working for me again this year.<\/p><p><strong>Will you be \u2018surviving\u2019 or \u2018enjoying\u2019 the coming holidays? What are some things you do or could do to bring about more enjoyment into your holiday season?\u00a0 What works for you?<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e98ed52 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e98ed52\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-562378f2\" data-id=\"562378f2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64e3a758 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"64e3a758\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e9f552 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e9f552\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bb-theme-elementor-wrap bb-elementor-custom-color bb-elementor-custom-family bb-elementor-custom-size bb-elementor-tablet-custom-size bb-elementor-mobile-custom-size bb-elementor-tablet-custom-line-height\">\t\t\t\t<p>Fresh Hope es una organizaci\u00f3n basada en la fe sin fines de lucro que capacita a las personas a vivir bien a pesar de su desaf\u00edo de salud mental.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-471d306b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"471d306b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bb-theme-elementor-wrap bb-elementor-custom-color bb-elementor-custom-family bb-elementor-custom-size bb-elementor-tablet-custom-size bb-elementor-mobile-custom-size bb-elementor-tablet-custom-line-height\">\t\t\t\t<p>Tu regalo proporcionar\u00e1 a otros la Esperanza Fresca de Dios para su vida diaria.\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/es\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Haz clic aqu\u00ed para donar hoy<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58e572cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"58e572cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/es\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Donacion.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" class=\"elementor-animation-shrink\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a3338db elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5a3338db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several years ago I decided to approach the holidays differently.\u00a0 Instead of seeing them only as a time to \u2018survive,&#8217; I decided I would find a way to enjoy them.\u00a0 And it works for me. 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