You probably already know this, but let’s revisit it with some numbers behind it…
A study released by the American Psychological Association reported that the second and third leading causes for holiday stress are a lack of money (62%) and commercialism (53%).
Yikes.
We’re seeing “SALE” every time we scroll or turn on our wind-down show at the end of the day, and our fingers itch to go take a look because honestly we never knew how much we needed that 72% off salad spinner and what if it’s never on sale like this again?!?
The next few weeks will be amplified, feeding us a constant stream of inadequacy and the pressure to buy into most of our everyday life.
But we’re choosing to hit reset. We’re backing up and taking a bigger perspective.
What would it look like to focus more on where you’re distributing your time, talent and treasure instead of just your dollars?
What happens when you feel obligated to be, buy and do all the holiday things? Resentment. That’s what happens.
What if we choose joy over obligation?
More importantly…how do we choose joy over obligation?
Catch today’s podcast, A Conversation About Big Spending & Black Friday, and let’s talk considering personal boundaries with when/how we spend + creating healthy rhythms during the next few weeks of a lot-ness.
