How to Approach the Holidays with Less Stress
Hello my Hope-full Friends!
I can’t believe it is November already and we are heading into the holidays! How is your stress level? Are you doing okay?
Are you dreading the increased stress? Shopping? Togetherness or the lack of togetherness?
Would you like some tips to help you navigate the holidays in a more balanced and less-stressful way?
You will love the resources I have to share with you today.
Resources to Navigate Holidays with Less Stress
As a professor of health and wellness, Dr. Olpin come back to share with us 4 things we can add to our daily routines any time of the year to help us feel more at peace. Enjoy our interview here: Dr. Michael Olpin: 4 Habits to Ensure a More Balanced, Less Stressful Life. You can watch it on YouTube here.
Sometimes you may hit the holidays and wonder what you can give to those family members who are so hard to buy something for. Listen as Jo Ann shares a wonderful tradition where her grandmother gave her a “gift” when she was 5 years old. She also shares how passing stories on is a great gift to share for the holidays. Hear her story here Jo Ann Glim: How Do You Share the Gift of Tradition? You can watch it on YouTube here.
If you are feeling stressed and worried about the upcoming holidays, I encourage you to listen to my friend Brad Neufeld share 14 Tips to Face the Holiday Blues with Cheer.
Another tip I shared in a blog a few years ago is to keep it simple. You don’t need grand decorations for the holidays. Read my short blog here: Keeping it Simple.
But most of all, as we enter this season where we reflect on gratitude, I hope you will remember to find gratitude. As Dr. Olpin shared during his interview, “Thankfulness seems to work every time to prevent [stress].”
One of my favorite Bible verses about gratitude is, “Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise. Be thankful unto him and bless his name” (Psalm 100:4). Remember God during these times with a grateful heart.
So, if you need more blessings and less stress, employ the tool of gratitude.
God loves you and will help you navigate your holiday craziness with help and peace.
Hope on!
Tamara