Lessening Holiday Stress

Other than Dr. Seuss’ Grinch, no one begins holiday preparations by saying, “I think I will plan for disappointment, failure and anxiety this year.” We want to succeed in creating experiences of joy and celebration for the people we love. But our plans can backfire and leave us feeling inadequate if we become trapped in […]

Getting Ready for the Holidays

Well, it’s time for thinking ahead to the holidays – as if it has been easy to avoid when everyplace you go has been declaring for the last month that the holidays are here.  It seems like every year the pressure to prepare is increased because of these earlier reminders. Along with the people you […]

Join in the Great Thanksgiving Listen

Your Thanksgiving Gathering can be a Gift to America: Join in the “Great Thanksgiving Listen” Our conversations with each other at holiday gatherings can be tense. Sometimes those interactions become heated. This year we have an opportunity to focus our conversations differently. All Americans are invited to join in the second annual “Great Thanksgiving Listen” […]