Hosting the holiday gathering not for you? You can choose to say no without guilt. The same is true for purchasing gifts for every friend, cousin, niece, nephew and coworker. YOU decide what's important for YOUR Christmas mental health, and YOU DO THAT! Be kind but set firm boundaries FOR YOU!
Here's the trick: STARTS AT HOME. Find a local charity you can support this Christmas season. Give a donation (or time if money is tight) and know that you've helped someone have a better Christmas BECAUSE OF YOU!
Start now making room for those fresh Christmas toys and gifts. Donate less-used items in time for them to become someone else's Christmas joy, and you'll have less guilt in the presents YOU GIVE AND RECEIVE!
For those hard-to-start December days, create a daily jumpstart ritual. Perhaps it's turn-on-the-coffee-pot or maybe open-the-morning-paper time. By the time you've finished, you've allowed the fog to clear, and the rest of the day will fall into place like clockwork! Success assured!
Start your December GRATITUDE JOURNAL today! Track what you accomplish each day and what you're grateful for, and by Christmas, you'll have a holly, jolly good time, indeed!