STAYING CLOSE THIS THANKSGIVING

holidays with your family or not, life coach s renee has some tips to help. and while the views and opinions are not those of 47 abc’s, we do hope that you’ll find them helpful. hello and welcome to tips and tools for life, i am s. renee. thanksgiving is in three days and most people look forward to getting away and getting together with family. but for some, past family disputes can create anxiety and leave you in a dilemma asking yourself: do i really want to be bothered? every situation is different, but here’s what you can consider as you weigh your decision to break bread with your family for thanksgiving. 1. push the pause button we often play over in our minds what happened, why it happened and who it happened to. ask yourself, if, lord forbid, something were to happen to the person that i want to avoid would my loss be greater than the ill feelings of being in a room with them today. 2. examine your intention i’ll admit, some people can get completely out of control, but what is your intention? are you allowing your agenda to be changed because of someone else’s pain? 3.can you communicate communication is the best tool we have to resolve conflict. if the other person is willing to talk, connect with them. want to more tips.visit me at srenee.com. this segment of tips and tools for life with s. renee has been brought to you in part by evan w. smith funeral services. remember always, there is more inside you. i am s. renee next week s. renee talks about talking avoiding the holiday blues. so be sure to tune into that. coming up – daniel will be back with this morning’s forecast. and — we’ll be joined by a