BLOG - Wishing you a Blessed Holiday Season!

While this time of year is always festive and exciting, it can also carry stress for many people. Balancing work, year-end schedules, planning holiday parties, time with family and friends, travel, making lists and checking them twice, and worrying about gifts for all can lead to an unbearable amount of stress and anxiety. To help us reduce our personal stress this season, let’s explore an inner strength we all share: that of Gratitude. Feeling a deep sense of thankfulness in life, taking the time to express thankfulness to others allows one to experience a variety of positive emotions, life satisfaction and happiness. Counting our blessings and taking a moment to be mindful of our own positive reflections adds meaning to our life and boosts our well being. 

Research shows that gratitude is part of the psychological foundation that prompts us to “give back” in many ways. It encourages us to return favors to our friends, neighbors and family members. And gratitude inspires us to help others in society as a whole. 

In celebration of the beautiful and meaningful holiday celebrations around the world, let’s all remember the joy of giving and be inspired to make this holiday season about others. During this season of giving, let us take time to slow down and enjoy the simple things. I encourage you to take a mindful pause in your busy day; enjoy the beauty of this season, the love and warmth it brings and reflect on how you might brighten another’s day. Let’s all strive to focus on the joy of giving, engage in acts of kindness and be inspired to make this holiday season about others. 

Here are some holiday inspirational quotes worthy of sharing!

“The manner of giving is worth more than the gift.”
― Pierre Corneille

“Love only grows by sharing. You can only have more for yourself by giving it away to others.”
― Brian Tracy

“I slept and I dreamed that life is all joy.
I woke and I saw that life is all service.
I served and I saw that service is joy.”
― Khalil Gibran

“I love everything about the holidays: the decorations, the parties, and spending time with friends and family.
What I love most is that feeling of giving back. Every bit counts.”
– Brad Goreski

“You give but little when you give of your possessions.
It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.”
― Khalil Gibran

"We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.”
― Winston S. Churchill

Wishing you a Blessed Holiday Season full of Joy, Love, Inspiration and Gratitude!