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[TappingScript] – Too Many Holiday Activities

Nov 30, 2016

This is a crazy time of year...It feels like there are a million things going on...Parties that friends are throwing...Parties that work is throwing...Pageant that kids are in...It feels as if every time I look at my calendar there is one more thing I have to do...It feels like a marathon...Not a celebration...And because we are going non-stop it's hard to appreciate each event...Some of the events I feel like I have to show up to...And not that I want to be there...Not that I enjoy it...But it is a requirement...Because it's a requirement stacked on top of many other requirements it's anything but fun...It's anything but enjoyable...I even start to resent it...I give myself permission to know that I am allowed to say no...I give myself permission to know I don't actually have to do everything...I give myself permission to know I'm allowed to leave early...I don't have to stay until the bitter end...Just because I was invited doesn't mean I have to say yes...Many of the things that I miss notice no one will even notice...Because everybody is overly busy...I give myself permission to know it is OK for me to take care of myself...It's OK for me to focus on my own family and not feel like I have to do everything...Many of the people who have invited me places will actually enjoy it a lot more if I visit them in January...When nobody feels overwhelmed by the holidays...This holiday season I give myself permission to take care of myself...To say no to the things that are not helpful or healthy for me to do.