After a less successful afternoon on Monday I now appear to have finally finished my Christmas shopping. Big sigh of relief. I wrote recently about Happiness coming at Christmas, or not, (click here to read it if you've not already) and now I'm starting to feel it myself.
Now, I don't want to imply that shopping for my family and friends is something I don't want to do. On the contrary, I love giving presents and buying them is part of that enjoyment. But because I want to give the perfect gift, I become frustrated since it is never available to buy. And I'll then go from shop to shop to weigh up the available options to find the best of what is out there.
Anyway, I can relax now and wrap them, which I enjoy, and then see the smiles on people's faces as they open them (hopefully) - the hard bit is done and I can get happiness from the rest of the process.
Christmas is definitely a stressful time, more so for some than for others but hopefully there's some enjoyment, rest, relaxation and happiness to be wrung from the next week or more, as the Christian world celebrates. I wonder where will you look to find it.