December Gifts to YOURSELF - Week 1 Tips
All month I’ll be bringing you tips on simple acts of self-care and mindfulness that will help you manage the holiday stress and anxiety.
This way you can enjoy all the blessings and celebrations that come your way!
Ways to do say YES to yourself more:
Set boundaries
Choose to spend time by yourself
Say no to some parties/obligations
Click on the video below to hear more info on these ideas and begin empowering yourself to say YES more as we speak!
Click play on the video below for some quick tips. Read below for a breakdown of ideas to help you implement these into your life!
So many of my conversations with people in the last week or so revolve around how busy everyone is. And it’s true. We’re busy on a normal basis so when we add special celebrations, gift-buying, traveling, hosting, wrapping up the year, planning for the new year, and so much more to our list in December,
it can feel as though we’re climbing Mt. Everest EVERY DAY and leave us feeling anxious and overwhelmed.
Here are some quick tips to quiet those feelings:
Remember your WHY
Remind yourself of the reasons you said yes and decided to engage in certain activities, whether its gift-giving, cooking, hosting, driving, covering for a co-worker, etc.
Remembering why you said yes in the first place can work wonders in shifting your mindset!
Let’s be honest: You may be finding yourself in a situation when saying yes sounded good at the beginning but now you’re second-guessing the decision.
Take some time to remember why you said yes in the first place and decide if that still holds true.. And if it doesn’t, consider whether or not you can bail out (think back to tip#1: Say YES to yourself more!).
If you need to stick to the commitment you made, then see it through with a joyful heart.
Turn your to-do or “I have to” list into “I get to”
At times we feel so buried by all the stuff we have to do, the things we enjoy and look forward to during this season begin to feel burdensome and take on the energy of the tasks we really don’t like doing.
It’s so important to maintain control over our joy and not give our power away.
A simple change of mindset from “I have to” to “I get to” immediately transforms the energy surrounding the task. “I get to” fuels an attitude of gratitude and being thankful (even for the things we’d rather not do) reminds ourselves of how blessed we are and THAT’S the energy we need to put out into the world.
Get clear about your list: objectively look at the tasks and decide what YOU need to do, what you can delegate to someone else, what can wait for another day, and what can be changed into a no-thank-you.
Finally, during the times when you’re doing things you really don’t want to or like to do, remind yourself that if nothing else, these annoying tasks make the things you value and LIKE to do that much sweeter.
