Bring Simchah Back to Succos

Establish your intention to remain calm,Bring Simchah Back to Succos,Establish your intention to remain calm

S uccos heralds the last run of the overwhelming beginning to the new year. But even as the end is in sight with “real life” just around the corner the hectic demands and endless family togetherness can start to cause strain.

Succos should be a wonderful family time that warms the heart and builds lasting loving memories but it can easily turn into a time of tension and conflict.

Predictable routines tend to be emotionally stabilizing and their lack can be emotionally destabilizing — more so for some people than others.

“My husband doesn’t do well with change. His current on-again off-again work schedule is wreaking havoc with his mood. He’s snapping at all of us over even minor things.”