Keeping Christmas Cheer in Perspective

Colin after enjoying his first taste of chocolate Photo courtesy of Thompson Poole Photography
Colin after enjoying his first taste of chocolate

 

Photo courtesy of Thompson Poole Photography

As we head into the last weekend before Christmas, many of you are starting to feel the stress. I think a little perspective can be useful, though.

While the gifts, the lights, the songs, the excitement, the love and traditions of Christmas are exciting, it’s very easy to take it all for granted and not enjoy what truly makes the holidays so special.

So this weekend as you prepare your list of things to do and begin to stress, stop and take a breath. Christmas won’t be ruined if everything isn’t “perfect” in your book. In fact, sometimes it takes a child to make you stop and enjoy the little things.

Here’s to a perfectly fun holiday season filled with lots of love, laughs and chocolate goodness!

Nicole Patel

Nicole Patel is the proprietor of and chocolatier for Delysia Chocolatier. In 2006 while pregnant with her first son, Nicole made a batch of chocolate truffles as holiday gifts. To the delight of friends and family, she continued to create chocolates as a way to relieve stress from her corporate engineering job. In 2008, a chance trip to Becker Vineyards led to Nicole being the first in Texas to make truffles using local wines. Within five years, what started as a hobby turned Delysia into one of the Top Ten Chocolatiers in the Americas, as selected by the International Chocolate Salon.