The Joys and Perils of Holidays
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Sparkley highlights include:
-Non-traditional ways to explore the holiday season
-Giving ourselves permission to do it ‘our way’ and create new traditions that honor ourselves first.
-How the ’expectations’ can turn it all into a job
-The irony of how thoughtfulness and gifts can get lost in the holiday shuffle
-‘Net Gain’, ‘Net Neutral/Zero’, and ‘Net Loss’ as a tool for evaluating what to say yes to and commit to during holidays
-The value of recognizing creating an experience for others doesn’t have to feel lie it costs you
-How sometimes making grand sweeping change to our traditions is easier than incremental change
-Being mindful about getting caught in the stories of how its ’supposed’ to be
-Being empowered to create change by choosing a different narrative in advance of the holiday stress
-How the words ‘always’ and ‘never’ can be so dangerous
-Why it is important to learn from our past holiday experiences, but not get trapped into the dogma that we must repeat them
-How ‘tradition’ is peer pressure from dead people
-Seeing versions of ourselves through other people and looking with curiosity without judgment
-The importance of understanding the ‘essence’ and ‘operating systems’ of those we love
-Honoring thyself first and getting the support you need to make this your best holiday season to date
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