Angi Aymond

I wrote this several years ago and shared it during the Christmas holidays. The response was mostly, “I needed to hear this a month ago.”

So, I am sharing it with the masses now. Before.

Mamas, Mamas, Mamas!! Mostly the young, but even the old.

What would happen if you didn’t do one of those things on that Christmas list? Would the world stop turning?

What would happen if you said NO to one party? One invite. One more thing.

What would happen if you tweaked your schedule? Adjusted your own expectations? Your usual?

I’m not suggesting you throw it all out of the window. But just maybe you might need to jump off the hamster wheel of Christmas expectations, yours, and those of others. Pare down. Slow down. Breathe.

See what happens.

Oh, I know. It’s easy for me to say. My nest is empty, and my days are mostly my own. But I wish someone would have lovingly whispered this to me about 34 years ago.

So I’m whispering it to you now! Before your calendar is too full and you are on empty.

This Christmas, give. Of course. But be filled, too.

XOXO