Christmas is Coming…

Christmas is coming…

A lame excuse for my lack of blog in the past few days, I know, seeing as it’s approaching at the same speed for everyone, but true nevertheless.

The whirl seems to get more intense each year. Leading, it seems, to ever more people feeling cynical, stressed and far from full of joy.

As one who almost slid into this over-stressed pit, here’s just a quick thought about how to stay out of it easily:

Follow your heart rather than your head in deciding how far toetake everything>

Yes, I know, it’s the old personal development platitude, “follow your heart” again: -) So, what does it actually mean in this context?

In a nutshell, do what you feel you want to do rather than are supposed to do…And if there are factors imposed by someone else’s,” must do’s”, find ways of making the whole thing as close as possible to what you want in your heart.

So for example, only buy presents for the people, as far as possible, to whom you actually want to send them. If “Great-Aunt Betty ” never seems the easiest person to get on with but must come along, who else can you invite too? Let yourself have some of what you’re yearning for too, for without this essential safety-valve lies unwarranted martyrdom.

And if you follow your heart this way, you might be surprised to find extra room in it to see all those stressful or difficult people or situations in a softer or easier light as well.

Hope this helps

More soon.

Clare