Comments on: Letting Go During the Holidays http://blog.chinaberry.com/2008/12/letting-go-during-the-holidays/ The Meeting Place for the Chinaberry Community Fri, 24 May 2013 02:10:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Ali at Chinaberry http://blog.chinaberry.com/2008/12/letting-go-during-the-holidays/#comment-88 Ali at Chinaberry Wed, 17 Dec 2008 21:43:21 +0000 http://blog.chinaberry.com/?p=664#comment-88 Hi Anna - I couldn't agree more with your comment & with Patti's post. It's so easy to get caught up in the hustle & bustle of the holidays. My girls and I celebrate both Christmas & Hanukkah so there are even more chances to go completely overboard. There are so many wonderful holiday festivals around, but this year I'm trying to pick out fewer events to attend--the ones that seem to fit our family best. We did this last weekend and what a great time we had together; we weren't rushing from here to there--we were just having fun enjoying each other's company & the holiday festivities around us. One positive that is coming out of this difficult economic time is that people really seem to be reevaluating their priorities with regards to money & time. Many of us are getting back to basics and realizing that material things aren't necessarily going to bring us more happiness, but really connecting with those we love most certainly will. Hi Anna - I couldn’t agree more with your comment & with Patti’s post. It’s so easy to get caught up in the hustle & bustle of the holidays. My girls and I celebrate both Christmas & Hanukkah so there are even more chances to go completely overboard.

There are so many wonderful holiday festivals around, but this year I’m trying to pick out fewer events to attend–the ones that seem to fit our family best. We did this last weekend and what a great time we had together; we weren’t rushing from here to there–we were just having fun enjoying each other’s company & the holiday festivities around us.

One positive that is coming out of this difficult economic time is that people really seem to be reevaluating their priorities with regards to money & time. Many of us are getting back to basics and realizing that material things aren’t necessarily going to bring us more happiness, but really connecting with those we love most certainly will.

]]> By: Anna http://blog.chinaberry.com/2008/12/letting-go-during-the-holidays/#comment-85 Anna Wed, 17 Dec 2008 20:11:49 +0000 http://blog.chinaberry.com/?p=664#comment-85 To be honest, my holidays got a lot better the less I did. The more I focus on hanging out with friends and family, and the less I worried about decorations or shopping, the better it got. It's really just about people, not things. To be honest, my holidays got a lot better the less I did. The more I focus on hanging out with friends and family, and the less I worried about decorations or shopping, the better it got. It’s really just about people, not things.

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