Have you taken time to breathe? Take in oxygen, relax, and try to get through your current responsibilities. When you say, “It’s that time of year again,” does it fill you with joy or dread? BREATHE. I know the traditions some of you try to follow this time of year can either be tiring or pure bliss. If you aren’t getting joy out of baking those cookies, or putting up all the outdoor lights on your house, then perhaps you need to re-evaluate the yearly holiday routine. BREATHE. I’m a firm believer in not sticking to any tradition that makes you feel resentful, grumpy, or exhausted in the end. Maybe you can do whatever it is next year or perhaps it is time for a permanent change in your yearly ritual.
It is supposed to be a happy time of year according to holiday television and songs, but that isn’t always the case. Life happens and with it comes stress, responsibilities, and pain. BREATHE. You may actually be happier not trying so hard to force everything to be perfect. BREATHE. That’s why I say again; this year may be the time to throw out your old holiday traditions and opt for some new ones. Book worms, or I prefer to be called a book warrior, place great pressure on themselves to finish a certain amount of books before the end of the year. I set my GoodReads reading challenge for 2018 at 100 books, and guess what? I’m not going to reach it. I’m probably going to read 78. I didn’t set it high to make myself feel horrible on December 31, or to stress myself out to hurry and read all those books. I did it because I had no clue what I could do when I actually kept track. Maybe 2019 I’ll set a lower goal. Writers do the same thing as readers do. We set lofty goals for our writing and of course we need goals, but again, BREATHE. Sometimes we don't reach all our goals. I finished writing several books this year, but they all need editing. Even though the books won’t be ready to publish until next year, I tell myself that’s okay because some years I only finish writing one book. Life happens, so while we're waiting to move past the rocky parts, just BREATHE.
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