The Holidays are fast approaching and sometimes there is undue stress that goes along with the pressure of gift giving and entertaining beyond our means.
This Holiday Season I want you to make a promise to yourself to truly enjoy the Season for what it is – a time for reflecting, a time for being thankful for all you have, a time for compassion and unconditional love. Whether it is with your family and friends, may you enjoy them to their fullest; or if you are more the type to enjoy the solitude and decide to celebrate alone, may you truly enjoy your own inner thoughts and truly be at peace with yourself this Holiday Season.
So often, we forget the true meaning of the Holidays. Manufactures and retailers do their best to let you know what you “need” or “should have”. We can’t even enjoy Halloween without the pressure of Christmas presents lurking behind the masks! All too well, we know the feeling of falling into the “must have” traps and getting sucked right into the “keeping up with the Jones’ philosophy”.
This Season, I want you to have dialogue with your family. A great time for this is right after enjoying a great Thanksgiving Dinner; talking about how great it is to spend time with family and friends. Enjoy the moment of “Thanksgiving”. Don’t look any further than that. Enjoy the moment. I love the saying “to want what you don’t have, is to waste what you do have”.
Enjoy each and every moment this Holiday Season and try your best not to get caught up in the hustle and bustle that may bring on undue stress. Now, I am not saying to never step foot into the mall from now until the New Year; I am simply stating not to get caught up in the drama and chaos we truly all want to avoid over the Holidays.
Simplify your life. Simplify your Holiday shopping list. Keep it simple. Keep it local. Be sure not to lose sight of the true reason for the season. The traditions we share with our children are what they will carry on for generations to come, think long and hard what you would like that tradition to look like. Who has the biggest, most expensive best? Or who truly has the most.
Holidays are absolutely what you make of them. Make this Holiday a heartfelt tradition to remember!
For more information on How to make a Holiday tradition to remember, check back to the Be Well Blog in the month of December for some great wholesome tips the entire family can enjoy!
By Mary-Anne DiBlasio
Founder - Western Mass Wellness Center & The Be Well Blog
Contributing Writer for Western Mass Women Magazine
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