A Christmas Message by Gail Kasper, Author, Television Host, Certified Fitness Trainer, and Motivational Speaker
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As soon as November rolled around, Christmas music started playing at stores and shopping malls across America. For some people, hearing this music is comforting, while for others it’s annoying. It’s no secret shops are decorating for the holidays and changing their music selections early in the hopes of extending the end-of-year shopping season. That’s business.
On a personal level, however, the holidays – whichever ones you celebrate – certainly mean much more than an excuse to shop. So this year, instead of feeling stressed out by material expectations of the season pushed by stores and on television, detach yourself from the commercial side and ask yourself this one important question:
What do the holidays mean to me?
You may want to revisit childhood traditions and remember the magic you used to feel this time of year. What warmed your heart the most? Was it baking and cooking with family? Waking up to a snowy winter wonderland? Saying prayers around the table? Spending time with special friends or relatives you typically saw just once a year?
As we approach Thanksgiving as well as the end-of-year holidays, we can take time to be grateful. I know that as I look at my past, I am tremendously grateful for the people, experiences and lessons that have shaped who I am and brought me to this point in my life. When I went through the process of writing my memoir, Another Day Without a Cage: My Breakthrough From Self-Imprisonment to Total Empowerment, I had the opportunity to revisit and give thanks for the moments in my life that transformed me.
You can do the same this holiday season, on a smaller scale. I’d like you to take a moment to look at the holidays, then look at your life, and write about meaning. Whatever you celebrate – Christmas, Hanukah, Kwanzaa, Diwali, or another holiday – ask yourself this: Why is this time important to me? How have holidays past shaped who I am? How do I want to approach the holidays this year to get the most from them? What do I want to take away from the holidays? How can I contribute to them to make them special?
You don’t need to get sucked into the stress and mess of a holiday season you don’t enjoy. By taking a moment to evaluate and regroup, you can improve your attitude about the holidays. You can approach them with a sense of delight and a heart full of gratitude. You can make your 2012 holidays the best ever by bringing back meaning. Focus on this, and the rest will fall into place.
What a great way to start preparing for the new year ahead!
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