You don’t have to try very hard to find signs that the holidays are fast approaching. Stores are putting up their decorations, many radio stations are playing holiday music and people are already starting to make their holiday “to-do” lists.
Do you have a laundry list of things you think you need to do in order to make the holidays “perfect?” What would happen if you didn’t:
- Send holiday cards to people you haven’t seen in 20 years…
- Try to replicate the picture-perfect centerpiece from that glossy home magazine…
- Bake 10 different kinds of holiday cookies…
- Wrap every gift with shiny paper and bows…
- Host a holiday open house a week before Christmas…
This year I suggest you take a Feng Shui approach to your holidays. This ancient practice encourages us to find more serenity in our lives by de-cluttering and re-organizing our physical environments—and that includes streamlining the way we organize our time.