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Can you relax and enjoy Christmas? It’s so easy to get caught up in the rush of Christmas preparations – all that shopping, extra work and keeping other people happy! How can you make Christmas a more relaxing and enjoyable time? KEEP IT REAL Many of us create ‘the ideal Christmas’ in our minds, only to discover that it does not resemble our reality. Avoid focusing too much on the ‘at home’ celebrity Christmas magazine articles, and fancy, complicated, celebrity endorsed recipes - now is not the time to add more stress into your cooking. Remember, your Christmas is special and unique – it’s yours. CREATE A CUT-OFF POINT Decide in advance exactly when you will stop preparing and working and start relaxing and enjoying. Perfection quite simply does not exist because we all have different perceptions of it – so recognise when something is done or finished... and feel good about it. SHOPPING If you are hungry, cross or tired, you won’t be making the best shopping decisions. Take a break – have something to eat or drink. If that doesn’t make you feel better, stop shopping and return another day. Ghost of Christmas Past If you’re starting to feel stressed or angry about the forthcoming celebrations, chances are you may be remembering bad experiences from past Christmases. Take a few moments out, close your eyes and relax. Now, replace the bad images with some nice ones – a scene of this Christmas going just the way you’d like it to. The more you can visualise it going well, the greater the odds are that it will. STAY IN THE PRESENT It’s possible to completely ‘miss the moment’ and come away from Christmas feeling as if it didn’t really happen. Aim to take a few moments each day to keep yourself in the present - notice what is going on around you and actively ‘create memories’ for yourself. CREATE A ‘SPECIAL MEMORY’ Some families have a multitude of rituals and customs that they’ve acquired over the years and it’s what makes their Christmas unique. See if you can create a special memory for your family this year and notice how it changes your feelings for the better! Alicia Eaton is a Clinical Hypnotherapist and NLP Practitioner based in London’s Harley Street. You can read more about her strategies for success in her book: “Fix Your Life…with NLP”. For more details see www.aliciaeaton.co.uk.
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