What Do Holidays Mean To You?

What do holidays mean to you? Are they family time? Are they time to get away from it all, to go to the mountains, to go to the beach … anywhere that is different from where you are? Do you dread the work and stress connected with making a holiday “happen”? Are holidays times when family issues resurface? What can you do to put the fun back into holidays?

Start by taking a deep breath … then take another one … then take another one! You do not have to have  “perfect” holiday, nor do you have to do all of the work. Pick out the things that are (a) important to you and your family, and (b) that you will have the time to do. Delegate activities to other people … such as having family members bring different dishes to family dinners.

Fill your holiday with things that make you happy, things that bring you joy, things that will leave you with positive, sustaining memories. Define activities that your family can do together, and that reflect the true meaning of the holiday. Go back to your roots, to your childhood … what things did your family do when you were a child that you can bring into the present?

Accept that you don’t have to do everything, and that you don’t have to be everything to everybody. You define your life, not your family, your friends, or your co-workers. Go back to the true meaning of the holiday, and focus your efforts around this.

Remember … you have the ability to take charge of your own holiday. Honor the holiday, honor yourself. Our readers are available 24/7 to help you.