Do You Hang on TOO Tight to Ceremony?

When you grow up in a Catholic household with strong Irish heritage, there’s never going to be any doubt about living in a world steeped in ceremonies and rituals.
When your Myers-Briggs personality type is identified as ESFJ, then one of your values is Social Tradition.  So ceremonies and rituals become a useful and successful strategy.
When [...]

Five Ways to Reduce Stress and Make Celebrating a Joy

At this time of year, our minds turn to the festive season and the ceremonies, rituals and traditions that surround those occasions.  And then, if you’re like most people, your heart starts to race a little.
There are gifts to buy and wrap, special dishes to buy and make, decorations to find and put up, family [...]

Add a little bit of magic to your Christmas

With Christmas coming up faster than I suspect any of us are prepared for, it is fitting to reflect on ceremony.
My personal thoughts and feelings around this time of year usually revolve around exhaustion and please let’s get to the end of the year for a well-earned break! At the same time, I hate wasting [...]

Planning Some Christmas Calm

I know, I know…
I mentioned a word that many of you believe should never be used in the same sentence as “calm”.  (Was that “oxymoron” I heard you muttering?)
Just take a few deep breaths.  You’ll come good in a moment. I promise.
Firstly I must tell you, I know about your attempts at denial!  I know [...]