Do you find joy in decking the halls?

We recently spoke with a clinical psychologist who says there is a reason why holiday decorating makes our spirits bright.

I think for people that get fulfillment and joy from decorating, it's in line with your values to to kind of lean into the holidays.

So I think positive traditions are can be really beneficial to folks, Right.

So it doesn't necessarily have to be Christmas decorating.

But I think for some people they really value tradition and family and celebrating things to to the greatest extent possible.

And so if that's you, then we know that kind of living in accordance with your values that's associated with with positive well-being, with greater life satisfaction, more positive emotions.

Now, one thing I think it's really important to mention, though, is that what people value differs for how people express their cultural or religious or holiday traditions differs too.

So if you're not a person that gets a lot of joy from decorating for the holidays, maybe you're a cookie baker, or maybe you're like, I'm going to get wine with my girlfriends.

And that's what we do.

That's fine, right?

There's no there's no right way to celebrate the holidays.

But if you are the type of person that gets a lot of joy from decorating, 100% do that.

Sometimes we go a little too far in the opposite direction, where it has to be perfect.

It has to be exactly the way that we did it last year.

And so my advice to people that might sort of lean that way is think about like, what is the piece that is in line with my values for doing this or what is the piece that actually brings me joy.

It's probably not the perfection of it if you're not the type of person and it's just not that meaningful to you to have decorations.

Surely there are other things in your life that that bring joy, that you could kind of put this mindful, savoring attention onto.