"The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another."-William James
Hello Hive Friends,
Hope you're fine and doing good today. Have you ever observed? We have cold weather today which means Christmas is fast approaching. Yehey!!! When we talked about Christmas, we can't avoid wearing pretty smiles on our faces😄. I know you've tried to figure it out. Am I right?
This is my garden in school. All wet because of the rain showers
I am excited to share my thoughts as we will celebrate this holiday season. When we say Christmas, these were the words formulated in our minds. The gift and presents, the colorful lanterns, the Christmas lights and decorations, the family bonding, the reunion of friends and relatives, the parties here and there, and the Happy faces of everybody.
When we stroll around, there were colorful decorations we can view at every corner which means everybody is celebrating the holiday season. Our neighborhood's houses, department stores, malls, and even small stalls beside the markets.
This Christmas season also brought happiness to every child, they always thought that every Christmas they received presents from their Ninong (godfather) and Ninang (godmother) and even from their relatives whom they used to receive gifts.
This is an entry to the weekly challenge of Ladies of Hive#111 stated that:
2️⃣ What is your formula for managing stress and becoming overwhelmed, if you've experienced it, during the holiday season?
Every person will be experienced and encountered problems and challenges because human as we are. Some problems could stress us. There were many types of things that could stress us. Sometimes the paying of bills when it is Due date already. Submission of reports but still undone and even little problems could stress out ourselves, etc.
My Responses
These were my responses on how to manage stress and becoming overwhelmed during the Christmas season.
Just be thankful for the gift of life, thankful that we were still alive and that we still live together with our family and loved ones, and most especially be thankful that God gives us good health to celebrate this holiday season.
Allow me to share the Christmas tree's that my fellow students made and decorated in our classroom. Seeing their works made my heart leaps with joy. They were also excited for the incoming holiday season.
These were the decorations that I usually see during the holiday season. The colorful decorations and the stress will heal and be eliminated especially the people who decorated were happy and obviously they enjoyed.
I could compare Christmas is like the life of every individual that it is full of colors and decorations despite the obstacles and problems encountered, I still choose to wear lights and be happy. We managed our own self, many things that could stress us out but I choose to be happy with my family and always thankful for what I have now. I would not ask anything more so that I can have a stress-free celebration this holiday season not only this season but also in our daily lives.
My Plans this Holiday Season
I am planning to prepare and cook delicious foods and desserts for my beloved family. I'm gonna invite everyone my relatives and friends to come to our house and eat dinner with us. It's a simple way of thanksgiving party for the good health and the blessings that God given us.
We will go to church and attend holy mass with my family because no matter how many problems we encountered but still we managed and passed all of them and this is because of the Guidance of God.
In relation to the quotes being shared above it is our choice how to be happy and how to relieve stress. A choice of one's happiness over stress.
My father once said that stress is only in the mind of the person, you can heal that one if you stop thinking of it and instead do something about it.
Thank you for spending time reading until here my beloved hive friends. I hope this blog inspired you. God bless us all and my greetings to one and all. Merry Christmas everyone🥰