Happy Holidays... Now Write!

In seven or so minutes Christmas will be over. About a week later the New Year will be counted down and ushered in. Then that will pretty much be it for the major holidays. People will have eaten, drunk, partied, gifted, and made resolutions until they've had their fill and then some! But you fellow writer should also be ABSORBING. What do I mean by that? It's a fact that stress levels during the holidays soar sky high, making the holiday season a time not just for giving and rejoicing, but also a time of intense human drama and interaction. Raw emotions are often on display, and almost every spectrum of the human condition is played out in the open. In other words things are laid bare all around you that could, and even should, be considered grist for the mill. You as a writer have no choice but to file away some of these for later use in your writings, whether it be poetry or prose. Something from the holiday season should find its way onto your pages... without naming names of course.
Feel free to consider this advice a Christmas present from me to you.
Feliz Navidad.