Oh we've all read this before... how to put things in perspective, how to take time for yourself, visioning your day before you start out... but it's a really good reminder to take time out and make our days unfold as WE want them, not just taking them as they come along.

In this article, Deepak Chopra has some practical tips on how to help yourself and the people around you avoid the "Merry Christmas Coronary" and the "Happy New Year Heart Attack."  ... read more


 
 
This great article by Sheryl Ubelacker in the Globe and Mail today talks about the difficulties that people with dementia can have coping with the holiday activities.

"For families with a relative contending with dementia, holiday festivities can present a host of unanticipated challenges.

Linda Finkbeiner of Exeter, Ont., learned that lesson last Dec. 25, when she and her husband Jim went to their son's house to open presents with the grandchildren and enjoy a Christmas brunch." ... read more