How do you feel about the holidays? Do you like the idea of the holidays more than the actual celebrating of the holiday itself?

I feel like many of us get so stressed out during the holiday season, and all of that stress kinda takes away from those warm fuzzies that many of us want to have about this time of year!

So tell me - does what I just said have you going "yeah - that doesn't make any sense?" Because if it does, and you totally think that it doesn't make any sense, then I am right there with you!

Many of us believe that the holidays are supposed to be a fun, joyful time! How can it be fun and joyful when we're freaking out about creating the perfect holiday card, and getting the perfect gifts, and decorating the perfect tree and baking the perfect cookies and hosting the perfect dinner with perfect place settings...well, you see where I'm going with this (I hope).

What if, in spite of what we've done in previous years, we decided this year was going to be different? What if we decided that instead of choosing to make our lives harder this holiday season, we decided to just "let things be easy?"

What if we started thinking about why we are so stressed out, doing things we maybe don't love doing, and had the courage to make different choices, ones that feel aligned with who we are, and what we want for ourselves and our families?

If the holidays are overwhelming you, and you feel like keeping some spiked eggnog readily available in your bag, then I invite you to take a listen as you eye that Christmas list you maybe haven't even gotten started on. And if that IS you - that's OK!

By the way, if you are wondering what to put in my stocking, send me a DM on Instagram @awakentheextraordinary,or email me at [email protected]!