How To Handle Holiday Stress

Hey, it’s December already? Where did the year go? I had plans
for this yearbig plansdo you think I still have time to
lose that 25 lbs, learn a second language and earn an extra
$100,000? Oh, darn Maybe, next year? I don’t know about you
all, but every year I make big plans for my year in January and
December is the month that I feel “the clock ticking” Okay, so
I don’t make ALL my goals but I do reach a good portion of them
I learned long ago not to stress about the “unused” portion of
my goal list, because they can be recycled onto next year’s
list, and focus on the wonder and fun of the month at hand I
also know that when I make next years list in January, some of
those goals won’t seem as important and it will be okay to rid
myself of a few of them However, why not just ENJOY December
and all of the FUN it can hold for you and your family I
guarantee you that your family will love you the same, with or
without those extra twenty-five pounds, and who cares if you
have yet learned to Salsa dance and speak Hungarian? Unless, you
are married to a skinny Hungarian Salsa dancer, I don’t see the
problem Don’t stress over the “have nots” this year, but pour
joy over the things and people that you have in your life If
you really feel you need help to handle stresss, consider
natural alternatives, such as herbal extracts of Valerian, Kava
Kava or stress formulated herbs vitamin supplements Remember,
the holidays are not for showing offthey are for showing up!
Also, keep your sense of humor I can’t think of a time when a
sense of humor is needed more than the holidays Long lines,
traffic, weak bank accounts, strange relatives, weird gifts,
weird relativesoh my, this list can go on Luckily, there
are plenty of funny movies for the holidays I LOVE watching
holiday comedies, my favorites are “The Preacher’s Wife” (the
remake with Denzel) and “Home Alone” (the original) It makes me
chuckle when I see people walk around and wear funny sweaters,
Santa hats, and reindeer antlers on their heads Have FUN this
holiday and by the way what did Santa say to the reindeer? I
don’t know I don’t speak reindeer Sorry, I couldn’t resist
Happy Holidays!!
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