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Unwrapping the stress of holiday giving
“Give what you have. To someone, it may be better than you dare to think.” ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Gift-giving can be an emotionally loaded topic, along with other social pressures of the Christmas season. If you’re on a tight budget, for instance, you might be focusing on how much you can spend — rather than the meaning or quality of the gifts you intend to give. What if you don’t have time to shop? What if you bought a gift for someone who doesn’t have one for you? Or what if you decide to stop giving holiday gifts this year? My feature article on handling the stress (and protocol) of holiday…