Lower Stress for Your Holidays
- Perception. Stress is mostly about how you are looking at something. So here is your stress busting question – will I and everyone still be talking about this next Spring? If the answer is no, ease off the throttle. If it won’t matter in
March how critical is it right now?
- Fatigue. Stop. Over. Doing. It. Stop it. Your family and friends will still feel loved even if you don’t bake all night. Truth? It’s manipulative. You are trying to obligate folks into loving and praising you. Don’t let your ego seeking a chorus of “You’re the
best __________ ever…” ruin your day AND set a bad example for your children to follow.
- Moderation. Food, candy, food and the one we don’t talk about – too much company. If you are an Introvert you recharge with alone time. Even if you just take a 5 minute walk alone after dinner on the pretense of hunting
up an ornament – get alone. Extroverts like me recharge with groups, so party on! If the group is negative, get that walk in.
- Perfection. Your house is fine. You want to know why? Because it's cleaner than home of the people who CAME over and they won’t judge because they are thinking that exact thing! Don’t
lose the point of the season in militant vacuuming and obsessive wiping.
- Ex’s. Wish them Happy Holidays and leave them be. They will do whatever they are going to do. Don’t waste any time planning to head them off or develop strategic countermeasures – you are just focusing on what you don’t want. You survived
last year and you will this year too.
- Moments. Look for the “moments.” Look for a grandbaby napping on someone’s lap. Look for siblings cooperating. Look for your spouse supporting you. Look for your hair working. Look for MOMENTS not whole days or weekends. You will find them. Focus on them and hug them
close.
- Allow. Let people help you. Let people help you. You are not alone. People feel better when they contribute. If they can do it 80% as well as you, turn it over with a smile. Ladies, let the men make some decisions. We don’t notice how dictatorial we get around now and it ruins it for our men. Feminine
energy receives and allows. Pick one evening to be all girl this season.
- Gifts. Be sure to give experiences. Your family and friends can’t list the items you bought them last year, but they will remember the family snowball fight or trying to string popcorn for a tree. Don’t leave yourself out. Buy yourself an
experience or something that helps you grow.
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How to Lower Stress at the Holidays
Tanya Stewart, Esq. Life & Business Transformation Coach
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