What if we just go with it? You know, mix things up a bit as we look to say our farewells to 2020? Would that be a good holiday coping strategy? Give me a chance with this one. Hear me out.
Seriously, Mixing Things Up Is a Great Holiday Coping Strategy
And just to be careful, let’s be sure we’re on the same page and talking about the same thing. According to UrbanDictionary.com, to mix it up means, “to do something fun/entertaining and/or exciting.” Or “to add a difference to anything you’re doing.” Fairly straightforward, right?
Of course, you can also find some negative connotations out there on the internet. And what would be the good in that? Author and life coach, Maggie Huffman, sees mixing things up this way…
Mixing things up is a way to discover new stuff. Sure, some of it will be ridiculous, some might be disturbing, but some will be wonderful, hilarious, revolutionary, or even brilliant.”
— Maggie Huffman, author
For most of us, our vision of holiday cheer is a little cloudy this year
I’m guessing most of us are struggling a bit with the whole concept. So, let’s try to focus on ‘add difference’ and ‘discover new stuff’ from the definitions above.
No doubt, this year will be different. We just don’t have much choice in the matter. Embrace this perspective, and do your best to…
… be stoked you have today.”
—Taylor Swift
C’mon, that’s legit, and don’t give me a hard time about quoting Taylor! People are taking their cues these days from far more questionable sources.
So, think back to a normal holiday season for a moment.
You know the drill. After Thanksgiving, December arrives with lots of rushing around. Both with holiday preparations as well as with our work. We get all busy and absorbed in making the most wondrous time of the year while cramming everything in that we didn’t get done in the previous eleven months.
This is what we’ve always known as the typical rhythm of the season. It’s what we humans do. And remember this too—we love it! Well… we like to believe we do. You do believe, don’t you? (ho,ho,ho)
No disrespect to the season is intended… I love traditional holidays too.
What if we look at it as a break in the normal holiday rhythm? Think of it this way. We won’t have all those outside commitments (at least maybe we shouldn’t). The Ebenezer’s of the world will probably still manage to worry about all their important numbers thereby making work a mess.
Celebrate the best you know how, my friend. We’ve lost so many and so much in 2020.
Honor and remember them and remember there’s a whole lot we will still have. Embrace that.
Then, take a few deep breaths and mix things up a bit!
You’ll be glad you did. Be untucked.
p.s. One more time for the SEO bots—Mixing things up is a great holiday coping strategy.
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