Tips for Holiday Sanity
| Imagine yourelf in January 2011 and you are looking back at the
holiday season. What feeling(s) do you want to have? Write them down and put them where you can see
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Example:
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After the
holidays, I will feel:
Happy
Content
Peaceful
Financially
good
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Use the feeling list
above as a guide to decision making around the holidays. For example, will
the choice I am making regarding _______________ bring me closer to or further away from the
feelings I want to have through and after the holidays.
| Do's |
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Make a budget and stick to it
Understand what the holidays really mean to you
Make a list of the people most important to spend time with
Practice extraordinary self-care
Say yes to your needs and desires
Be open to new holiday rituals
Taste your food
Practice mindful gift giving and receiving
Plan ahead to handle difficult family or friend
holiday situations
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| Dont's |
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Give into
impulse shopping
Do the same old
same old without thinking it through
Spend time with
people from a have to place.
Let your
needs go unattended
Say yes to
others before thinking it through
Hang on to
rituals because we always did it this way.
Eat
mindlessly
Purchase any old
gift, just to get it done
Try to resolve
family issues on the holiday itself
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Want help navigating the holidays?
Talk with Chris 734-669-7202 or
chris@centerforworkandlife.com
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