Busiest Time of the Year

Take a deep breath!  Today and the next 33 days hold the prospect of festive fun, fabulous food and fantastic fellowship.  There's also the risk of uncontrolled stress as we overlay the many required preparatory tasks on top of our already overflowing schedules and year-end deadlines.  Amidst the business, we owe it to ourselves to pause each day and reflect on why we are making the choices we are.  Which things must we do?  Which things will we enjoy doing?  What will bring joy to others?  What can we eliminate without detriment to ourselves or others?