Being Grateful—Even When Your Family’s Driving You Bananas

Being Grateful—Even When Your Family’s Driving You Bananas
Being grateful, even when facing added stress and tension, can ease your discomfort and improve your life. Sebastian Gauert/Shutterstock
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The holiday season can be a stressful time of year. You will blow your budget, your relatives will annoy you, and you’ll receive gifts that go straight to charity.

Meanwhile, your friends post pictures on social media of their idyllic vacations, yearly accomplishments, and super happy toddlers and cats. You may feel extra stress from not accomplishing all the goals you set at the start of the year. You feel this stress in the face of other people’s overt jolliness.

Aaron Jarden
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