Monsignor Pope Ping!
Thanks for the post! There was a period of time when my job required that I work THE holidays - Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Years Eve and sometimes New Years Day.
It was really hard to do that, but somehow the dime dropped and I realized that “Hey - there’s a song about “The 12 Days of Christmas” for a REASON!!
I began developing a more relaxed perspective of Christmas, and got to where I just don’t stress about it anymore. If I don’t get the cards and packages mailed in time to arrive by Christmas Day, or I don’t get to see my family on The Day, it doesn’t matter. It’s STILL CHRISTMAS TIL THE WISEMEN GET THERE!!!