Holding On in the Holiday Season
By Carrie Barron
Holidays. They can be delightful and distracting and they can be hard. If change, loss, distance, conflict, loneliness and high expectations cause heartache, here are some tips for joy, hope and holding on.
- Take walks and get some sun
- Listen to the song Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep
- Talk with a beloved friend, a few times
- Deviate from your routine and know you will get back on track
- Maintain your boundaries
- Don’t regress even if there is a pull to do so
- Check out to reflect and gather
- Check in and don’t be alone
- Do a project
- Take steps towards your personal goal
- Do not compare yourself to others. You know why
- Keep a cool head and a warm heart
- Do nothing for a while
- Watch your happy movies, even if you have already seen them 10 times
- Wear your favorite clothes
- Buy small, with love, within your means. Interesting is better than expensive
- Give. Give. Give. Attentiveness is a great gift
- If you miss someone, it is OK. Impermanence is part of life
- Be you now. You’ve done good.