Doing everything we have to do in life gets remarkably harder this time of year. Between Insta-smiles at parties, gift decision paralysis and just finding five minutes of silence, the happiest time of the year can leave us feeling depleted, and then, guilt-ridden for feeling exhausted. Before you know it, it’s over and if we’re […]

Doing everything we have to do in life gets remarkably harder this time of year. Between Insta-smiles at parties, gift decision paralysis and just finding five minutes of silence, the happiest time of the year can leave us feeling depleted, and then, guilt-ridden for feeling exhausted. Before you know it, it’s over and if we’re not 100% (if there is such a thing), we spend the new year ruminating over the coulda, shoulda, woulda’s of the last 12 months. Here are just a few quick reminders of what you already know deep inside. Take them and use them for the next few weeks. Screenshot them, save them to your phone photos, or just write them down and review them every night before you go to sleep. Taking a quick peek at them with your morning coffee or tea, helps tremendously too. Be well and enjoy each day.

Seriously. Despite all of the warm and fuzzy thoughts from sweet holiday movies and cards from friends and family we have stored in our minds, real life isn’t a movie. Holiday or not, good, bad and “meh” things (and feelings) happen. Put your conditioned expectations of this time of year away...