Holiday Cheer: Relationship Tip

As you celebrate this season with your family and loved ones, take the time to be jolly, amused, animated, festive, humorous, jubilant, refreshed, and full of wonder. Allow yourself to act like a one-year-old with permission, to enjoy life without thinking and worrying about gifts to buy or to receive. In this season of joy,

“‘Tis the season to be jolly…”

“Joy to the world…”

This month you certainly will hear songs with those words or receive cards wishing your family joy and a merry season. I have been thinking a lot about joy. My son just turned one and we had a party for him. Because it was a child’s birthday, all of us adults had permission to act silly. We wore party hats, played kids games, and rolled on the floor. That afternoon was so full of joy and laughter!

As you celebrate this season with your family and loved ones, take the time to be jolly, amused, animated, festive, humorous, jubilant, refreshed, and full of wonder. Allow yourself to act like a one-year-old with permission, to enjoy life without thinking and worrying about gifts to buy or to receive. In this season of joy,

  • Smile
  • Snuggle up
  • Have a dance party
  • Tell knock-knock jokes
  • Act silly

Celebrate the pleasure of just being alive!