According to Rasmussen Reports, on Tuesday Dec. 14th 2010, a national telephone survey found that 22% of Americans say they have finished their holiday shopping with Christmas less than two weeks away. And 73% have not.
Okay all you Christmas procrastinators, if you had read my book A Mindful Christmas ~ How to Create a Meaningful, Peaceful Christmas you wouldn’t be in this boat!
In the Introduction of my book I pose three powerful questions that help you pull back from the compulsion to go about Christmas as usual! This is a book about being conscious of what it is that you are creating around this holiday. The usual, is usually filled with running around with you hair on fire trying to do it all at the last minute! This is what I term “holiday hysteria”.
Chapter One of my book The Beginning of a Peaceful, Joyous Holiday Season ~ Planning Ahead is a sanity saver!
And while Christmas isn’t about the gifts, most people still feel pressured into buying gifts. When I asked people what their favorite Christmas memory was, not one single person mentioned anything about gifts. It is all about connections and spreading the love!
So even though we are a week away from Christmas, it still isn’t too late to purchase A Mindful Christmas not only for yourself, but as a gift to those you know that go a little overboard or those you know that feel so much pressure around this holiday. Even if you read this book after Christmas, when next Christmas rolls around you will have more peace and a much more meaningful Christmas experience!
Wishing you a Mindful Christmas filled with Love and Meaning!
Barbara
