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Sunday Musings for 14th December 2014 – #MuseItUp #DaffodilAndTheThinPlace

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Daffodil and the Thin Place 300dpiHere’s the Sunday Musings for 14th December. On a festive note, Chris asked us this week “How do you overcome/handle the stresses of the holiday season? And because we’re many, I use holiday to include everyone.”
Well, here’s my thoughts:

Christmas is usually fairly stress free in our household, so I don’t need to de-stress. However a few years ago, I realised how stressful I found the food shopping in the supermarket, a few days before Christmas. From the parking, to the queuing, everyone seemed to be so fraught – with determined ‘get out of my way, I’m Christmas shopping’ looks on their faces. So, one Christmas, I made a special effort to keep relaxed and to determine exactly what was causing the stress. There seemed to be a general air of panic although I couldn’t pin point why and it also seemed to be infectious, so even when I wasn’t in a hurry or needed a specific item, I was starting to behave as if I did.
My solution is now to allow plenty of time when I need to go in the supermarket, so I’m not in a hurry. Then, I give way to people if they are in a hurry to push in front of me and I SMILE (well, they’re going to push in front anyway, so I might as well give way!). I smile at everyone and behave as if it really is Christmas. For some reason it seems to defuse things. I’m not really sure if anyone else notices, to be honest, but when I come out of the supermarket, I’m quite relaxed!
If you’d like to know what the other Muse It Up Publishing authors wrote, you can find out here on the Muse It Up Blog. #MuseItUp #DaffodilAndTheThinPlace

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