Family Gatherings Create Turkey and Stressing

When people have family gatherings, their family history often arrives with them. That means everything revolves around "turkey and stressing!" Why? The past problems and issues have not been resolved.

What a shame that family time together often disintegrates into hurt feelings and fights! That is the common reason family members avoid coming. There are enough problems in life without choosing to go somewhere that has proven to be unpleasant.

Fortunately, the solution is simple, but extremely challenging for anyone unwilling to forgive or confess. It becomes simpler when people understand how to respect other family members' freedom to be themselves, even if they dislike you. 

You can become the calming catalyst and bring the family gatherings back to a time of enjoying each other. If you can learn how to be a catalyst within your family, you become an extremely valuable person to any group. All relationships experience conflict, and conflict is often viewed as negative, but you can make a difference when you understand that conflict is simply an opportunity to grow and learn.

Imagine what a benefit you can be to your family when you learn how to be that catalyst. That does not mean the family gatherings will change, but you can learn how not to be controlled by other people's bad behavior.