For many, this has been a difficult and painful year. Job losses, foreclosures, divorce, or separation has made the idea of celebrating the holidays impossible. Taking control of your life can turn the holiday season from stressful to peaceful. Here are a few tips to show you how.

All season our senses are being overloaded with images of happy families and couples done up to the backdrop of holiday music and bright lights. The holidays are not just for couples and families, they are for singles too. Here are a few tips to get you motivated to have fun!

Don’t let anyone convince you that you are not honoring the true meaning of the season by choosing to celebrate the holidays alone instead of with family. Commit yourself happily to your choice and you can make the most powerful change in any circumstance.

Don’t let anyone convince you that you are not honoring the true meaning of the season by choosing to celebrate the holidays alone instead of with family. Commit yourself happily to your choice and you can make the most powerful change in any circumstance.

Are you happy with the men you dated in the past, or are dating presently? If the answer is a resounding ‘’NO’’ the good news is that you can change things and begin looking for mates that are more suitable. (Responses to readers’ suggestions continues)

Are you happy with the men you dated in the past, or are dating presently? If the answer is a resounding ‘’NO’’ the good news is that you can change things and begin looking for mates that are more suitable. (Responses to readers’ suggestions continues)

Are you happy with the men you dated in the past, or are dating presently? If the answer is a resounding ‘’NO’’ the good news is that you can change things and begin looking for mates that are more suitable. (Responses to readers’ suggestions continues)

Are you happy with the men you dated in the past, or are dating presently? If the answer is a resounding ‘’NO’’ the good news is that you can change things and begin looking for mates that are more suitable. (Responses to readers’ suggestions continues)

Are you trapped in a cycle of negative thinking? Although habits are hard to break, the minute you do something different you have started to move in a different direction. Learn to forgive yourself and break free from your destructive inner voice.

Now is the time to become ‘’Independent’’ of your bad habits and replace them with better, healthier goals in the pursuit of becoming a happier single person. Start emphasizing the importance of living life fully. Stop putting happiness on hold for the future.