The "E" Word
Take down all the lights and remove all the Christmas songs from the radio. You can do this, yet I can still FEEL the holiday season is upon us. The hustle, the bustle, a little road-rage here, a little push-and-shove at Kohl’s there. There’s no other time that as Americans, we get so excited for Christmas, yet we act like lunatics and dread much of what leads up to it. Last week I wrote about stress, and I gave you a list of coping mechanisms. I said the “E” word, and the entire earth tilted on its axis—I totally felt it—due to the centripetal force of the simultaneous eye roll of every “bah humbugger” out there—the very second I mentioned “exercise”. You know how when young kids are curious and ask “why?” after every conversation you have with them? It can be truly frustrating, but children are trying to process the world around them and are expanding their critical thinking skills when they ask questions. Knowing the “why” helps them make sense of things. Kno...