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Beat the Holiday Blues
Lonely people can beat the holiday blues and gain happiness according to "Beat The Holiday Blues," an article written by Marisue Alsobrook, parenting and relationship expert.
In her article, Marisue says "There are many lonely people during the holidays." After parenting 3 sons and 250 foster children, and working with hundreds of parents, she is very familiar with the loneliness that often comes to people during the holiday season. "I've worked with hundreds of families, helping them re-unite with their loved ones, heal the mistakes of the past, and learn to gain control over their lives and emotions." Marisue explained. "Our own expectations of holiday happiness is strongly influenced by TV commercials and the urge to fill our home with items we often can't afford and don't need. Even after all that shopping we can still feel lonely and empty."
At www.PartnershipInParenting.com Marisue Alsobrook gives many suggestions and simple tips for controlling holiday emotions, spending, and further explains how we can avoid becoming one of the lonely people during the holidays.
Her article "Beat the Holiday Blues" gives light during holidays that for many lonely people can be dark and dreary. Marisue Alsobrook says that even though serving others is considered old-fashioned, she has seen how performing simple deeds for someone in need changes teens and parents alike, producing miles of smiles for all. "Bored,demanding children become engaged. Selfish teens discover joy in giving, and stressed and broken parents find fulfillment when they are involved in local charity work or helping a neighbor." Marisue recalls.
"As 250 foster children walked through our home, we found ways to help not only ourselves, but other parents and kids with attachment issues and stress, all of which became worse during the holidays."
First Rule of Beating the Blues: Helping Others Helps You
"We discovered it is when we give to those around us, even during our roughest times, that we end up receiving the greatest inner peace and joy." said Marisue. "Just start with some small act of kindness, repeat it often, and watch the results produce a glow that turns into a bright, inner light. This light can have long lasting results, giving us ideas for future service, even life-long careers."
"Beat the holiday blues through the use of self talk. It will change our emotional response to our situation and is a sure way to feel better quickly." Marisue explains. "Our feelings, attitudes and moods begin in our mind. We can gain control over sadness by thinking, talking, and acting positively. It takes practice to re-train our thinking, and it is worth the effort."
Marisue knows the value of service. This foster parent, along with her husband and three sons, has enriched the lives of hundreds over the last 18 years as they have shared their home with displaced children and their families.
Parenting children across Oklahoma and Texas, Marisue Alsobrook has conducted many workshops. Teaching parenting skills to parents, and teaching professionals about families in loss situations, Marisue says she has grown in empathy and understanding of ways to cope with loss and stress. "Children often had even stronger behavioral problems during the holidays." Marisue commented.
Her website, www.PartnershipInParenting.com contains many of her experiences, as she and her husband gave shelter to children and worked with their families to help them re-unite and heal from past emotional wounds.
"Being away from those you love during the holiday season is especially painful," says Marisue. "Lonely people will find that the pain melts away when they involve themselves with others who need their companionship and time."
Some of Marisue's tips on how to beat the holiday blues include: spending less, serving others more, building realistic expectations of the holidays, how to change your mood with self talk, and how to hold family meetings to set clear goals for the season.
At PartnershipInParenting.com, Marisue Alsobrook further explains that "even though we can't always change what has happened to us in life, we can always change how we respond to it." See her on the web for more tips on sadness and loss, as well as parenting and strengthening realtionships.
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