1.
Spend a few minutes each morning before you
begin your day in a manner of gratitude and thanksgiving. You might do this in
the form of
a.
Meditation
b.
Sketching—art journals are great.
c.
Keeping a journal
d.
Making a list that fits with the day’s
activities.
e.
Giving thanks to your higher power.
2.
Make a priority list for the day. Jot things
down in the order of importance. If you don’t get through the whole list,
finish it tomorrow.
3.
Remember: you are making memories for those
around you. What kind of recollections to you want to create?
4.
I love giving experience gifts—it greatly
reduces my shopping trips:
a.
Symphony tickets
b.
Museum passes
c.
Theater or movie gifts
d.
Activity evenings such as bowling with the kids
or a golf date.
e.
You get the idea.
5.
Make a planning list, and begin shopping today.
Look for bargains now and have your shopping done ahead of time.
6.
Give gifts of service to those around you.
a.
Family coupon books for each member of the
family.
b.
Give Christmas to a poor inner-city family.
c.
Rake the leaves from a neighbor’s yard.
d.
Take cookies to a rehab center or a care
facility.
Make the holiday enjoyable for everyone. Don’t run faster
than you have strength. Choose to order your life with things that really
matter.
You’ll have a great holiday if you remember that:
People are
more important than things.
Oh my sweet friend, I wish I had read this a touch earlier. It is a fantastic list of ideas to help you have a calmer Christmas celebration. I am coping it for the future. I loved each and every thoughts.
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May the light and love of the Savior being in our heart and home always. Big Hugs for you!