Halloween – Love it or Hate it and how to navigate the should’s

As Autumn closes in, thoughts turn towards Halloween and the Love it or Hate it debate.

I think it’s a bit like marmite, you’re either a yes or a no, with no middle ground and navigating whether you should join in (or not) can be so tricky.

Why is it that it’s loved so much? Perhaps the opportunity to embrace your inner child with no judgement?

For me, I honestly love embracing my inner witch for a day. I think it suits me!

Yes it has a backstory, like any celebration but whether or not you celebrate it for the actual festival that it is or whether you simply just love the excitement and the chance to get creative and use your imagination around “what shall we dress up as this year” allowing yourself the freedom to step into the joy of the experience is what it’s all about.

How often have you not gone all out and joined in, perhaps just let the kids have all the fun when you secretly want to be a part of it all too, because “grown ups don’t have fun” or “what will people think of me”?

Is there something you are telling yourself that stops you from simply just having some fun?

Well, in a not so grown up expression, ya boo sucks to that. If you wanna have fun, giggle all night and treat yourself to some treats, then you go girl!

Our nagging inner thoughts often take over what we truly want to do, and we end up doing what we think we “should”.

Who’s idea of what you should be doing is right anyway?

Yours, that’s who.

And on the flip side of this, if it’s your worst nightmare (did you like the pun there…) and you would rather stay at home in the warm, in your pj’s and comfy slippers with a cuppa then you know what, that’s cool too. You do you.

But whichever version of Halloween you are, the love it or hate it, remember to be present in whatever it is you do that night, be kind to yourself, and do it with a smile and the knowledge that you rock, either dressed up as a witch or chilling in your pj’s.