{"id":5900844,"date":"2012-11-20T00:00:30","date_gmt":"2012-11-20T08:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.californiapsychics.com\/?p=5900844"},"modified":"2012-11-09T15:15:58","modified_gmt":"2012-11-09T23:15:58","slug":"how-to-deal-with-holiday-stress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.californiapsychics.com\/blog\/mind-body-spirit\/how-to-deal-with-holiday-stress.html","title":{"rendered":"How to Deal With Holiday Stress"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dance Around the Holiday Stress<\/h4>\n

Here it comes! You can\u2019t sleep at night thinking about the family dinners or the visitation of relatives over the holidays. The push and pull of trying to buy and prepare everything you “need” this year is about to begin.<\/p>\n

I do ask you to reconsider. You see, this time is not supposed to be about shopping and spending too much money<\/strong><\/a>, or being uncomfortable around people you don\u2019t really like to be with. There are ways to move to and fro around the madness in order to create a great holiday<\/strong><\/a> for yourself and your immediate family and\/or friends!<\/p>\n

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1. Stop people pleasing unless it pleases you<\/em>!<\/strong> Go through your lists of \u201cthings to do\u201d and \u201cthings to buy.\u201d Re-evaluate what is most important, and put higher prioritizes on the things that will make the holiday special for you and yours.<\/p>\n

2. Who is “you and yours”?<\/strong>\u00a0That\u2019s a good question. It\u2019s not your job to make everyone happy. Which family or friends do you want to make the holidays special for? Now write a \u201cmission statement\u201d about the limitations and boundaries you want to set for yourself to help you focus on your\u00a0<\/em>goal! (I keep mine in my wallet!)<\/p>\n

3. It\u2019s okay to say “No!”<\/strong>\u00a0If your relatives are assuming you\u2019ll do something, even if it\u2019s been a \u201ctradition\u201d for years, that does not\u00a0<\/em>mean you have\u00a0<\/em>to do it again. Bite the bullet and say, \u201cI would prefer to\u2026” and then stick to your guns. You do not have to validate or even really explain why. Tell them this year that\u00a0you need it to be different. That includes Aunt Billie bringing her three wild children! Ask them to get a hotel so that there is more space for everyone to have some privacy to relax in between family events.<\/p>\n

4. Expensive gifts do not equate to love!<\/strong> Simple, easy gifts do not have to be perfect either. Use coupons as a way to spread out the costs. \u00a0Offer to cook a nice meal for someone, babysit, make one of your homemade pies, or make a gift of the heart and print and frame a saying or quote that reminds you of that person. Or frame a picture of them with you or someone else they love. We do up a calendar of pictures from the year before and give out to loved ones. It’s always a big hit!<\/p>\n

5. And most important, when life is busy, and you can\u2019t afford 15 minutes for meditation or prayer, or just a few minutes of down time\u2026 then you need\u00a0<\/em>at least 30 minutes!<\/strong> So do the one\u00a0<\/em>thing that will keep you<\/em> calm and stress free<\/strong><\/a> over the holidays. Take time every day for yourself. Lock yourself in the bathroom with a radio and dance in the shower, move, and sing in your bedroom. Laugh as much as you can!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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