There is an axiom that they teach in Dale Carnegie
training: “Fake It ‘til You Make It” by which they mean that if you are feeling
bad or unenthusiastic about something, try acting like you’re happy about it
and work toward getting enthusiastic about it and it will help you out of your
funk or help you build your enthusiasm.
I was feeling that way as the holidays approach, not
really “into it” not really festive. So I decided to pretend I was one of Santa’s
little helpers and just get into the spirit that way. So, with my festive
spirit in place (faux as it may have been) I started producing my holiday
offerings this year. Every year I do a family calendar – it features photos of
the family throughout the year, or at a specific celebration, or as in the case
of this year’s calendar, based on the memories of a recently passed relative.
It is a lot of work (it usually takes me about a week to
put it together and then a couple days of printing and binding) but it is a
project I always enjoy doing and one that I always get a lot of positive
feedback on. Usually, I get started on it a LOT earlier than this, but with the
crazy schedule at work and so I have had to work on a more condensed schedule
than I am used to – I have worked on it at least three hours each evening this
week after work. I finally have the calendar done and am going to be spending
today binding and packing the calendars for shipping. Once I have finished
that, I am happy to say that I am feeling festive enough to start writing my Christmas
card!
Wherever you are today I hope that you are getting into
the holiday spirit!
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