Aspire Magazine: Inspiration for a Woman's Soul.(TM) DEC 2016 / JAN 2017 Aspire Mag Full Issue A Miracl | Page 56

5 LIGHT-HEARTED STEPS TO OVERCOME Holiday Dread BY MAL DUANE N ow that the holidays are fast approaching, do you feel your stomach tightening, aside reflux building and restless nights setting in? They are real symptoms for many of us who experience holiday dread. I’m not saying you are a “bahhumbug” but rather a “oh do I really have to go there”. The last several days I have been listening to conversations of friends who are freaking out about family functions. I have heard stories about the anticipation of some relative 56 www.AspireMAG.net | December 2016 / January 2017