Take a Breath

We’re in the midst of the holidays and songs are playing, people are humming, children are laughing and chestnuts are roasting… and wouldn’t it be nice if that was the complete story? Instead, we’ll still come across the occasionally story about retail madness and Grinch-like attitude. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

With my recent move back to the east coast, I’ve been ambitious in making the decision to host a good portion of my family at our house for a week over the holidays. Logically think about food and the fact that we will most likely go through two dozen eggs a day simply for breakfast has now made this seem a bit daunting. And I could sit and dwell on this thought which might make it seem overwhelming, but I choose not to. The holidays can be crazy and they can be stressful but they should be a time of togetherness and fun. I’m not saying everything else just goes out the window, but I am saying that we can control how we view a situation.

Weddings are another perfect example of a joyous event that turns into a stressful situation. I have rarely met a bride or groom who is not excited for the wedding and all the planning that came with it to finally be over. Why do we do this to ourselves? Why take out the joy of fun events?

I’m not sure completely how to fix this but I’m happy to share what I’m going to do over the next couple weeks. I’m going to plan as best as I can. I’m going to take a deep break and I’m going to go with the flow beyond anything I can control. Everything (except death I guess) has a solution.

Best of luck to you all if you are in the same situation. Enjoy and embrace it and if you have the time, happy writing!

 

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