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CALM CHRISTMAS

Christmas with its decorations, gifts, guests and mountains of food makes some of our eyes twinkle as brightly as the season’s lights, while for others it ties their stomach in a knot. After a busy year when we just want to sit back and relax, the reality can be that you work harder than ever. Also that you often share your table with members of your extended family who don’t necessarily share your outlook on life.

But this year is different. As I am writing this article, we don’t yet know if we will be able to celebrate with our families. We may be able to travel between provinces, but who can say for sure that it will remain like that. What I do know is that no one in my family will have any leave days left to be able to come and visit. Which perhaps will mean that this year I will sit down at the table without feeling as

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