I have a friend who reminds me pretty regularly to my put my blinders on. I can see her clearly in my head right now with her two hands around her eyes like binoculars saying to me, "Put your blinders on, baby girl."

What she is really telling me: Focus on one thing at a time. Don't stretch yourself in a million different directions. Be present to the moment you've got because it's all you've been promised.

It's easy for me to fall into a slump at this time of year. It seems crazy to admit that because the holidays are my favorite time of the year. I wait all year for November and then it shows up and I don't feel ready. Or I feel stretched too thin. Or the list is too long. Or I am just sad... for no reason other than I don't always feel like Buddy the Elf. 

All of this is completely normal. I'm writing about it today because I know I'm not the only one. I'm not the only one who needs a holiday reminder to put my blinders on,  to let go of all the things that really don't matter this time of year so I can grasp tighter to the things I was so clearly made for...READ MORE