The holidays are upon us! It’s time to switch off business and career mode for a while to gather around the table for too much turkey and enjoy the festivities — surrounded by family and full of love!
This time of year can be truly ✨magical!✨
Or (let’s be honest) it can be dreadful! 😩
If your holidays are anything like mine, it’s usually a bit of both. But I’ve learned to cope with the mix of merriness and minor mayhem by embracing more joy — with love!
A couple of years ago, this season was especially challenging for me as I struggled with the severity of my mother’s dementia. So I got a tattoo on my wrist — L❤️VE — as a reminder to always come from a place of love.
Feeling overscheduled, overwhelmed, and overburdened with responsibilities?
Cringing at the cost of gifts, groceries, and travel, wondering if it’s all worth it?
Bickering (hopefully not brawling!) with loved ones over recent politics or decades-old drama?
Just generally stressing over anything and everything?
You’re not alone. We’ve all been there. I encourage you to focus on love.
Love doesn’t have to be all sunshine and rainbows, hugs and kisses, or agreeing with anyone on anything unagreeable.
When it comes to the holidays and everything they entail, here’s what I want you to remember —
People come from the limit of their growth and experience.
They can only be as good as they’ve evolved to be.
This includes you (and me).
Can we love anyway? Can we love people for who they are in all their humanness?
Think about this when the tension starts to rise, when your shoulders feel tight, and when you want to tell your Uncle Joe to shut his trap.
Assume everyone’s doing their best, even if it doesn’t seem that way.
Love yourself enough to make this holiday season more magical and less dreadful by remembering the perfection and imperfection that is LOVE.
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