Den glade juletid? - The Merry Christmas Time?

I MetroXpress kunne man i sidste uge læse, at 22% af danskerne ikke glæder sig til julen! Det er over en femtedel. Grunden skulle være, at forventningerne er for høje, at man skal deltage i for meget med familien, og at det tærer på økonomien. Men det er altsammen ting, man selv kan styre! Hold familiemøde og bestem, hvordan julemåneden skal foregå. Hvor meget, I skal deltage i og med hvem, og så sortér alt det unødvendige fra. Med hensyn til økonomien siger det sig selv, at man ikke skal give større gaver, end man har råd til. Mange gaver giver ikke mere glæde. Det gør vel gennemtænkte gaver. Det er ikke nødvendigvis let, og nogle kameler kan man godt holde til at sluge, men lad ikke måneden gå med pligt-traditioner. Man skal tage hensyn til andre - og sig selv. Så prøve at køre i 1. gear hele måneden - og nyd det!

In MetroXpress (A Danish newspaper) you could last week read that 22% of all Danes don't look forward to Christmas. It is more than one fifth. The reason should be that the expectations are too high, you have to participate in too many family gatherings, and it drains the economy. But it's all something you can control yourself! Gather the family and decide, how the month should be spent. How many parties you want to participate in and with whom, and sort all unimportant things away. Regarding the economy it goes without saying that you should never buy bigger presents than you can afford. Many presents do not give anyone more happiness. Presents well thought out do. This is not easy, and you probably have to swallow some 'camels', but don't spend this month with duty traditions. You should be kind to others - and to yourself. So try driving in 1st gear all month - and enjoy!