Mindful Holidays: Inspirational Self-Care Quotes for a Joyful Season

No matter what holiday or ritual you follow, every day is a present. These happy holiday quotes will help you celebrate the miracle of living today and the opportunity to love.

It might be time for a new perspective if the greeting “Happy Holidays!” makes you feel dreadful instead of joyful. You’re likely dealing with an emotional rollercoaster of situations, whether you’re rushing around trying to find that perfect gift, planning a holiday feast, attending one of many festivities, or just doing business as usual, dealing with angry coworkers, customers and clients. You may be a perfectionist who is anxious about pleasing people. This can lead you to make a mess of your holiday season by trying to please everyone.

What can you do?

Take a moment and acknowledge any stress you may be feeling. During the “high season” of joy and generosity it can be tempting ignore or deny difficult feelings, but you will only feel worse. It’s okay to not be ecstatic. Take a break if you feel like it. Spend time with those who make you happy and go for long walks.

And enjoy these quotes about holiday stress to refresh your perspective.

Inspirational holiday quotes

“The first step in this journey is to remember that a great deal of the stress we feel at the holidays is of our own creation.” – Dr. Daisy Sutherland

“I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual.” – Henry David Thoreau

“Not what we say about our blessing, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving.” – W.T. Purkiser

“What if, today, we were grateful for everything?” – Charlie Brown

“Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.” – Hamilton Wright Mabie

“The Joy of brightening other lives, bearing each others’ burdens, easing each other’s loads and supplanting empty hearts and lives with generous gifts becomes for us the magic of the holidays.” – W. C. Jones

“May your walls know joy, may every room hold laughter, and every window open to great possibility.” – Mary Anne Radmacher

“Love the giver more than the gift.” – Brigham Young

“Every piece of the universe, even the tiniest little snow crystal, matters somehow. I have a place in the pattern, and so do you. Thinking of you this holiday season!” – T.A. Barron

“Christmas is a piece of one’s home that one carries in one’s heart.” – Freya Stark

Funny holiday quotes

“There are three stages of man: he believes in Santa Claus; he does not believe in Santa Claus; he is Santa Claus.” – Bob Phillips

“Three phrases that sum up Christmas are: Peace on Earth, Goodwill to Men, and Batteries not Included.” – Unknown

“Christmas is a magical time of year… I just watched all my money magically disappear.”  –  Unknown

“A lovely thing about Christmas is that it’s compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together.” – Garrison Keillor

“Autumn shows us how beautiful it is to let things go.” – Unknown

“Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more.” – Oprah Winfrey

“Good mashed potato is one of the great luxuries of life.” – Lindsey Bareham

“You can get excited about the future. The past won’t mind.” – Hillary DePiano

“Christmas will always be as long as we stand heart to heart and hand in hand.” – Dr. Seuss

“From home to home, and heart to heart, from one place to another. The warmth and joy of Christmas, brings us closer to each other.” – Emily Matthews

Happy Holiday quotes

“May the Spirit of the Holidays be with you throughout the New Year.” – Unknown

“Christmas gives us the opportunity to pause and reflect on the important things around us.” – David Cameron

“Christmas, my child, is love in action. Every time we love, every time we give, it’s Christmas.” – Dale Evans

“Christmas is like candy; it slowly melts in your mouth sweetening every taste bud, making you wish it could last forever.” – Richelle E. Goodrich

“May love and light fill your home and heart at Hanukkah.” – Unknown

“Peace on earth will come to stay, when we live Christmas every day.”  –  Helen Steiner Rice

“When we accept compliments, we are reminded that others see us through different eyes.” – DailyOM

“The truth is that stress doesn’t come from your boss, your kids, your spouse, traffic jams, the holidays, or other circumstances. It comes from your thoughts about your circumstances.” –  Andrew Bernstein

“And now we welcome the new year. Full of things that have never been.” – Rainer Maria Rilke

“Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each New Year find you a better man.” – Benjamin Franklin

No matter what holiday you celebrate at the end of the year, this is a time to reflect, give back, and celebrate. It can also be a very stressful time of year, and you may feel like Scrooge.

Enjoy some of the best quotes for relaxation and reflection during this holiday season. Lift your spirits.