HOLIDAY AND STRESS

The holiday season can be a time to relax our bodies, calm our minds, and refresh our souls; it is also a time of festivities, parties, shopping, entertaining, religious observances, family gatherings, decorating, and...STRESS! With all demands we place on ourselves and expectations of the season, is it no wonder that most of us feel some stress during the holiday season.

Plan
Are you one of those persons that are shopping at last minute? Did you know that nothing creates more holiday stress than last-minute shopping and preparations? Take charge of your holidays in advance by making lists of things to do, to keep you organized. Why not plan out the whole season, if necessary from shopping gifts and grocery, to time-out for relaxing. When shopping, use gift-wrapping services. Try shopping at home from mail-order catalogs or over the internet.

Keep It Simple
Decide what activities you and your family would most enjoy doing and focus on those. Share responsibilities with others and learn to say NO gently, but firmly to social events that are over your limit. People will understand. Often, traditional fare is appreciated most, with guests providing some of the dishes. Let go of old traditions if they no longer work for your family and that take too much time. Mix old traditions with new conveniences.

Budget
Do holiday preparations strain your budget? Make a budget and stick to it. Don’t forget hidden expenses. Choose simple, thoughtful, or useful gifts. How can you enjoy the holidays if you’re worried about paying your bills? Taking action toward getting in control of your finances can provide enormous relief all by itself.

Emotional Roller Coaster
The holidays can be hard on your emotions. If family gatherings are stressful, avoid long visits, either in your house or away. Finding your balance is a day-by-day matter, caring for yourself and others will make your holiday more satisfying.

Attitude
Have an open mind. Everyone succeeds because relaxation can be as simple as doing nothing. This “can’t fail” attitude is one of the most important elements for learning how to relax.

Take Care Of Yourself
Give yourself some time for rest and renewal each day. Get enough sleep. Fatigue can lead to stress, Avoid overindulgence in holiday food (overeating), alcohol abuse, and numerous family problems. Maybe you can do something special for people you don’t know. Helping the less fortunate can help you put your own problems into perspective. Think about what the holidays are actually celebrating and try to stay true to that spirit. This year, make a conscious effort to make this a less stressful holiday season.

Take care
Ransy Reynis

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I would add: It's only one day. If you want to make a day special for your family, you can do it on any day. Don't feel that because you didn't get it "right" (whatever that means to you) you have to wait a year to make a day special for your family. You can give time to your family at any point in the year. I would recommend that you do in fact, for harmonious family life!

Best wishes,

Ruth
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Indeed. Bottom line enjoy the holidays and feel the holiday spirit around you. What can be more relaxing then the sweet Christmas tree smell (Christmas stress relief) , the presents and the excitement when opening them and of course the best of all: the new years best wishes.

You can escape stress and get rid of the last bit of it very easily if you know how to organize yourself.

Read more on stress relief.

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i feel no stress during the holidays... man it's the time of year when you can eat, relax, enjoy and not think about anything else... the best part is you get to spend it with your family and friends...

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Well I always save some money to have a nice holiday.
I need a non stressful month once a year and usually it's July.

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Its that time of the year where I need to take the family on another holiday so I better get the missus to start planning!

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well, for me spending time with families and friends is the best thing to do for holidays. In order for us to really feel and understand what holidays should be,

thanks for sharing this one.
i'm planning to spend my holiday season w/ my family and w/ my girlfriend... it's time to relax and enjoy everything.