Home for the holidays? Relax and enjoy

The holidays are a wonderful time of year however the holidays can also be the most stressful time of year.  There is cleaning, shopping cooking and the visits of friends and family that never seems to end.  The holidays also can bring up memories both good and bad.  It is a good time for forgiveness and love.  Hypnosis can help you deal with the stress of the holiday season.  It is always a good idea to take a mental break to reflect, put life in perspective and reevaluate where you are.

Where are you?  

As the year begins to wind down where are you?  Have you accomplished any goals or resolutions that you set at the beginning of 2016?  It's never too late.  Everyday is a gift.  A new opportunity to begin again.  Each moment presents an opportunity to shift gears into a higher perspective.  Start right where you are.  Change your thoughts and the shift begins. If what you are currently doing is not working take a few deep breaths,  sit back relax and allow that still small voice to guide you.  We are never alone. 

Get excited!

If the holidays tend to get you down, do something different.  Volunteer at a food bank,  it will change your outlook and improve your gratitude. I spent one holiday at a local homeless shelter reading stories to the kids there.  I took twenty bucks and went to the dollar store and purchased small gifts to take to the kids one evening.  The smiles and shrieks of delight from the kids was the biggest and best gift I could ever receive. One year it got really cold so I cleaned out all my winter sweaters and blankets and drove downtown.  I found people huddled trying to stay warm and I gave them the blankets.  They were so grateful and it warmed my heart.  Don't wait until the holidays, live every day in gratitude.  There is always someone less fortunate than you.  The smallest of gestures out of kindness can mean the world to someone else.

Be gentle with yourself

The holidays can also be overwhelming.  Be gentle with yourself.  If you need to talk to someone there are plenty of resources to help you deal with any situation.  Do something for yourself that makes you smile.  Make a conscious decision to be happy.  Instead of brooding over Xmas past, book a fabulous trip to someplace you have never been, craft or drive around and see the lights. 

Whatever you do have the best holiday ever!!!