For me the challenge is the reduced daylight hours rather than the holidays with sunset before 4 pm now. Being retired now I can get outside every day on my own schedule while it's still daytime and get my cells lit up. I live in a town that has a beautiful, walkable downtown that's decorated nicely during the holiday, so there's a nice feeling walking there when it's lightly snowing. I used to feel crushing expectations about the holidays, so I stopped celebrating it about 15 years ago with the attitude of my life, my holidays, my way. The relief was immense. I do send gifts to my son and his family though, but the rest is decidedly non-holiday.
