There are people who I get along with best when I have a deep connection to my inner peace. I’m able to take in their behavior, process it, mix it with a little compassion, toss in a handful of patience, and we’re good. This time of year, I do not have a deep connection to my inner peace.

Right now, my list is infested with invites/reminders for sign-ups, jamborees, picnics, practices, games, carpools, graduations, birthday parties, school projects, ceremonies, assemblies, concerts, permission slips to be signed, checks to be written, camp forms to be filled out, bills to be paid and, oh yeah, I still have to run a business. But how can I love and embrace those people who cross my path with requests who have no idea the amount of, as I’ve heard it described, “invisible labor” I do all day?

What I’ve come to appreciate about them is that they are also the people who trip my “Check Engine” light on my Dashboard. When I want to smack these people, I know Mama needs a time-the-hell-out. But how can I do that at this time of year? I’m going to start by taking in my behavior and processing it. I’ll try mixing it with a little compassion, toss in a handful of patience, and I should be good. (But if my right eye is twitching while you’re talking to me, you might want to take a few steps back.)

Do you have a method to hit your reset button with your loved ones? Maybe if you have someone in your life who keeps adding things to your list, you can share this with them as a little warning that they might get hit.

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