All right, weekly pep talk time. You ready for it? No Sunday scary is here, baby. This is all

positivity. It's a little short podcast moment I put together. Well, she does most of the work.

I just edited it. Just some positivity starts your week out right. We call this pep talk and it's

next. Well, happy holidays, so they say, how are you doing? Are you feeling happy and joyful and

excited or according to Arthur Brooks? Are you feeling like one and twenty Americans that you

are dreading it? That it's the most dreaded time of the year. He says that people who have gone

through a loss during the year of a loved one, someone will not be seated at your table this year.

Makes it sad. Perhaps dealing with family members that cause you grief that you'll be forced to

be with could be problematic. Perhaps being on social media and seeing everyone's perfect

Christmas and all their beautiful decorations and all their wonderful joyful get-togethers and

all their outings can bring about some sadness and depression, particularly if you're alone.

So, yes, some good advice about that. One thing is to not look at other people's post,

because remember that people post things that can be deceiving. They may look happy and joyful,

but in fact, who knows what's going on behind the scenes and it helps us not to feel like we have

to live up to those expectations. And if you're not spending time with friends or families during

the holidays, still import it not to isolate yourself. You could volunteer to soup kitchen or homeless

shelter to give back to your community and cultivate your gratitude for your life.

I would say that also you could reach out to friends and invite them to come and be with you

and not make a fuss about it. Just be together. Go to a restaurant. Go for a walk. Go on a hike.

Just be with someone that you care about that you're connected to in some way, shape or form.

Don't make it complicated. That's where the stress comes from. We make it so complicated,

trying to please everyone and trying to get all of our decorations right so that people want

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