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Lite Holidays for You!
©Kebba Buckley Button 2020. World Rights Reserved.
As you read this, in the U.S., the Holiday ball is rolling fast. Life sped by Thanksgiving and is crashing forward into full Holiday Mode. Warehouse stores have almost sold out of Christmas décor, themed candy, and gift baskets. Images of Santa are plastered everywhere, and shopping districts are awash in red and green. Holiday music is playing frantically in stores and mall parking lots, other than maybe on Sunday mornings. Decorated trees have sprouted everywhere, including that white one hanging upside down in the famous gallery store. Poinsettias rim every grocery display, and sugar is in the air, on the menu, and in most commercials. TV is showing endless specials and old movies on the cultural themes of the season. People are anxiously surfing the Web and surging through stores in search of the right gifts. If you love these sights and sounds, by all means, hustle with the bustle and have a great time. Stand in line for that spiral-cut smoked ham, and send your friends handmade holiday greeting cards and cookies. The rest of us admire you!
However, if you are overwhelmed by all the commercial holiday stuff, here’s a radical suggestion: do it “lite”! Stop, right now, and exhale! Why not create your own Happy (Lite) Holidays? Are you an atheist, a Christian turned off by Santa, an adherent of another faith turned off by Santa, or simply a no-commercial-hubbub person? Then try these simple tips:
1. Keep it light. Send some gifts and cards with minimum effort, and get it done just as fast and early as possible. Or just send a holiday email and make a few calls. Let them know you care.
2. Stay out of the way of the rolling Holiday ball. Celebrate with your spouse and loved ones, at home, with what you know you enjoy. Stock up on food, music, and movies that have nothing to do with Santa, or everything to do with your Holy Days. Plan to take care of an unfinished creative project, or do that online research you never have time for. Christians, sift the church calendars for Santa-free Christmas concerts and pageants. Go sing in a “Messiah” sing-along. You know how to celebrate the reason for the season.
3. Eat half the sugar and drink twice the water. Sounds too simple, but this will help keep your mind calm, your metabolism strong, your skin smooth, and your waistline slim. You will get along better with everyone and enjoy every day more.
You can choose to be happy and in deep satisfaction, anywhere, anytime. Choose these now. That’s being Healthy, Happy, and Loving Lifesm! And whatever your background, may your days be merry and bright!
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Kebba Buckley Button is a stress solutions expert and award-winning author who celebrates life. She also has a longtime natural healing practice and is an ordained minister. Among her books are: Discover The Secret Energized You (http://tinyurl.com/b44v3br), Inspirations for Peace Within: Quotes and Images to Uplift and Inspire, and Sacred Meditation: Embracing the Divine. The books are available on Amazon and through Kebba’s office. To email us, kebba@kebba.com .
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Healthy Happy Loving Life! 
I love the magic and the energy of the Christmas season, but I do try to avoid the crowds and the noise, even when there isn’t a pandemic. Love this – “try to avoid the rolling holiday ball!”
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Jeanine, I’m a quiet person, too! I used to even stay out of stores that played music, since I just can’t relax and focus with the Holly Jolly Christmas and such blasting. Thanks for loving my “rolling holiday ball”– sounds like we have similar temperaments. 🙂
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I rather looking forward to a month at home for Christmas. No parties to go to, no parties to give. I’ll have more time for actually writing my Christmas cards.
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Virginia, yes, isn’t it great to have some quiet time? Blessings to you!
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I’m excited for Christmas but we aren’t going all out this year. Toy Christmas is more than gifts and parties, it’s celebrating Jesus’ birth. Lia is 2 years old and I’m beginning to teach her about the meaning of Christmas and not just Santa Claus. She helped but up our manger and placed baby Jesus in his crib.
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Martha, I am so glad you’re including Jesus. His messages have so often been overrun by the noise and fuss of our culture. Blessings to you!
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Martha, it sounds like you’re gently and lovingly starting her off right. There are so many traditions this time of year. We just need to be sure Jesus’ birth is not left in the dust. 💜🙏🏻
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It’s always wonderful when the holiday season comes.But I too like no stress holidays. Keeping it light.
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Amrita, thanks so much! And may your days be merry and bright…and lite!
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