Reset, Renew
and Remember as You Celebrate Your Holidays
By Pat Heydlauff
With the holiday season rushing toward you at warp speed and
Thanksgiving just days away, are you already thinking, “How am I
going to get everything done this year with less time and less
money?” Are you so worried about all the details and how to pay for
it that you will never get anything done but worry? Use Feng Shui
principles and positive energy to remove the hassle from the
holidays and help you reset, renew and remember so your holiday
season is filled with more joy and peace.
Hassles can pop up from nowhere during this busy season. Just
driving down a busy street can be unnerving if someone cuts you off
or runs a red light right in front of you. Add to that pre-holiday
social and financial demands, meeting the constant daily needs of
your family, stressful demands at work and the 24-hour negative news
cycle, it is no wonder that you would like to hit the reset button
and create a hassle-free season.
We live in a world with cement cities, sound pollution,
isolated en-cubicled environments, high tech communications with no
personal connections and the never-ending threat of terrorism. It is
difficult to remain in a peaceful joy-filled frame of mind and still
get everything done. With all of this said just where do you begin
so you minimize stress yet accomplish daily tasks along with your
additional “holiday to do list.”
Reset Your
Thinking:
Follow a few of
Feng Shui's positive energy organizational principles so you can be
in better control of your schedule and reduce the hassles this
holiday season.
Create a “holiday
to do list:”
Even if you are not a list person and do not think you are going to
do much shopping or have many extra activities, this is the time to
become a list user for at least the next six to eight weeks. It does
not matter what holidays you do or do not celebrate and how many
people you will or will not entertain. What does matter is that you
are going to remain in control of your schedule this year so you can
stay ahead of the game and remain hassle-free.
Place everything on your list. Include all gifts no matter
how large or small, every medical appointment (include date, time
and location), even things like grooming the pet and getting a
haircut. For gift shopping, list what and where you are going to buy
each gift. The only things that should go on another list are
buying groceries and specialty items for holiday meals. While you
will automatically know where to shop for them, they require their
own separate list.
Renew Your
Commitment to Efficiency:
Take your list with
you everywhere. It will help you organize your driving patterns to
include several things on one trip when headed into a specific
direction. If your dental appointment is located near the store that
has the perfect gift for your sister, allow enough time for the
dentist plus the side trip to purchase the gift. It will save you
precious time and extra driving expenses. Do your gift buying now
not when the stores are so crowded and parking is atrocious.
Plan ahead and work it into your regular shopping and errand running
schedule. By renewing your commitment to efficiency, you will be
more in control and organized, creating your own hassle-free season.
Remember to Take
Care of You:
Surround yourself
with relaxing music. Loud intrusive music, hectic schedules and the
24/7 economic bad news cycle fuel stress and chaos.
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Surround
yourself with peace-filled music
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Keep the volume
low
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If you love the
music of the holiday season, play it during the whole season to
help you get into the mood
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If you love New
Age music check out the healing and calming sounds of artists
like Steven Halpern
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Keep your
television-viewing light and fun. Select viewing with fun stress
free themes in mind
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If necessary,
forego any talk show radio/television programs if they upset
you. If they energize you then listen away. This holiday season
is hectic enough without adding outside stress factors.
Plan ahead to create hassle-free holidays; it is important
that you take as many appropriate steps as possible to lower your
stress levels now, not once the holidays are in full swing. It is a
matter of your personal health and well-being. Stress robs your
body of much needed energy and depletes your ability to cope with
day-to-day activities and prevent illnesses that tend to be
prevalent during the holidays.
Make your list now and check it twice. By resetting, renewing
and remembering you will stay in control and create a holiday that
is hassle-free and filled with peace, a time when you can truly
share the joy.
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