Are you not feeling particularly merry this holiday season? Well, you’re not the only one. Though for most people, the holiday season is the climax of every year, they find it more stressful than joyous considering all the preparations and activities they need to work on. Well, if you feel the same way, keep reading and find out what things could help you cope with stress during the holiday season.
Mindfulness is our ability to bring our attention to the present moment without interpretation or judgment, instead just accepting whatever is happening. While mindfulness can be a great form of meditation, which we could practice during this season, there are simple ways to help us practice this skill. These can give us a better perspective and help decrease our stress levels.
We tend to set the bar high for ourselves during the holiday season, especially during the preparation stage for the holiday reunion. This is an uncommon situation that we get ourselves into, then feel upset when the outcome does not live up to our expectations.
Even before you begin your planning or preparation, the best thing to do is to acknowledge that things may not go as planned, and IT’S OKAY if it won’t turn out to be how we imagined it to be. A Flaw or imperfection is good and normal. Maybe it’s just life’s way of telling us that we need a little more practice.
Of course, during holidays, we can expect long lines at the stores and nasty traffics here and there. And truth be told, getting caught in these situations can be overwhelming. But when you start to feel engulfed with stressful mood, ask yourself the following:
You may have heard this a gazillion times from others, but we agree that we must respond and not react when faced with frustrating situations. See, when we react, it’s always out of impulse, without putting much thought into it and considering what could be the result of our actions. Responding, on the other hand, is more thoughtful and done with reasoning. It creates this space between an event and what you do (or don’t do) with it.
When was the last time you conquered our New Year’s Resolution? Well, if you ask us and others, probably once, twice, or even never! See, New Year’s resolutions usually set us to fail. If you want to become better and better each year, focus on these: