Holiday Stress…Breathing Through Chanukah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa
If you feel like Chanukah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa are beating the clock and your list of to-do’s is growing, then take a moment and breathe. Breathe deeply, slowly, and with purpose. While there is less than a week to go before the three big holidays arrive one after the other, it is important for you to make the time to reduce your holiday stress. Notice the key words, “make the time?” Do something special for your health and wellness today, even if it is for just a few minutes. Simply take a long hot shower, have a cup of herbal tea, write in your gratitude journal, or call a friend, all the while remembering to breathe. Go ahead, you deserve it…and do not worry; everything that is important will get done, even if it isn’t perfect.
I found this quote and thought it interesting since Jane Austen wrote it nearly two hundred years ago. It stopped me from being swept up earlier this week in a whirlwind of activity and put things into perspective. I hope it does the same for you!

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All day today I will be reminding myself to breathe deeply and only do ONE thing at a time...yesterday I made a series of mistakes
when trying to get too many things done all at once. 'Tis the season!
Posted by: Luci Weston | December 2008 at 12:19 PM
Isn't that the the truth?
Every year I rush around trying to get my long list of chores accomplished...
And basically forget to sit back and enjoy the holiday.
Oh well....maybe next year!
Posted by: Rivergirl | December 2008 at 09:41 AM