When I think about holidays, I feel, on the one hand, an incredible sense of excitement and joy just by thinking about the celebratory days ahead…but I also feel a sense of overwhelm, and if I’m honest, sometimes a little dread. I often try to approach these special times by reminding myself that I want to “stay present”…enjoy every precious moment. But somehow, every year, I get sucked in by the overwhelm, dread, frustration, and honestly a little disappointment that I wasn’t able to stay present through it all.  So I thought it might be helpful to dedicate a podcast or two on the topic of “being present”, and why it's hard for us to do.