Shawnee Love   •  
December 22, 2011

?As it nears Christmas, I have been chatting with clients and colleagues about their plans for the holidays. Many organizations are shutting down or only operating with a skeleton staff in order to give employees time off to be with their families.

This makes sense if you believe that the “holiday season” is all about Peace, Love, and Joy and families best embody those energies.

At least that is the theory, but over and over again when the conversation develops beyond small talk, I hear about the guilt surrounding the holidays.  Guilt about whose house to stay at or visit, guilt for who gets the kids, guilt over who cooks, who cleans, who shops, who wraps, who eats, what gets drunk, and the list goes on and on.

My wish for the holidays is:

No matter what or how you celebrate, enjoy more Peace, Love & Joy over the holidays.

Like other feelings, guilt only grows when it is fed.  Choose what you nurture wisely.

This is our final blog of 2011 and we hope you come back in 2012 for our business focused HR perspective.

All the best to you and yours from Love HR.