It’s not a written rule that I must send out Christmas cards. Christmas will still go on. It will all be okay. In my mind, I’ve written this rule, “I must send out Christmas cards.” Unnecessary rules cause stress.
What are some unnecessary rules that are stressing YOU out this year? All those things on your to-do-list that “must be done”. Must they? No, seriously… ask yourself these questions:
1) What can I do without this Christmas Season that will help alleviate some stress?
2) What are 5 things I would really like to focus on this Christmas Season?
3) What can our family do as a whole to reach out to others this Christmas Season?
How are you managing stress this time of year? As women, sometimes we think we need to do it all. Did you know, there is no such thing as a perfect, Norman Rockwell, Christmas?
Sometimes, in the striving for a perfectly decorated home, cookies baking in the oven, happy-go-lucky-picture-perfect-family, we can actually miss the true meaning of Christmas entirely.
How about giving yourself a gift… give yourself permission to “let go” of some of your written rules, and enjoy this time of year. Your family will thank you…
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