Happiness and Holidays

The best way for a person to have happy thoughts is to count his blessings and not his cash.  ~Author Unknown

Why am I writing about the holiday season, well the traditional season that starts at Thanksgiving and runs through New Year’s Day seems to have grown in size.  We pretty much now celebrate from pre-Halloween through Valentine’s Day.  This extended holiday season is here and it typically comes with two things.  The first is the opportunity to go to lots of parties, to see family and friends, heck you even get some gifts, lots of good food and usually an opportunity to travel.  The second thing that comes with the holiday season is stress.  Over the holidays we have to make things for potlucks, or even provide for hosting our own parties.  We have gifts to buy, desserts to make, places to be and through all of it we have to be happy and smiling even if the roads are icy, the temperature’s are freezing, we don’t feel well or you have to put up with your spouse’s boss who you despise.

So how do you deal with it, what can you do to help you sit back and enjoy the madness?  First, you can relax; it’s the holidays not life and death.  If you have to buy instead of bake a pie it’s not the end of the world, the quickie gift will not kill your friendship.  You can miss a party if you’re not feeling well and honestly, a thoughtful card will make people incredibly happy.  You don’t have to go overboard looking for the perfect gift.

So as we slide into and through the madness of this extended holiday season, breath, relax and be kind and don’t worry you aren’t required to do anything for Groundhogs Day, at least not yet.  And as always, have a happy day my friends ~ Rev Kane