Understanding the value of rest

Why you should learn to take a breather

- DR. EDSEL MAURICE T. SALVANA

DR. EDSEL MAURICE T. ADRIANO

It is said that the Philippines has the longest Christmas season in the world. It begins in September and only ends after the Feast of the Three Kings in January of next year. Jose Marie Chan, peeking in toward the end of August, was already a meme before memes became a fad. I don't know about you, but all these festivities are exhausting. A seemingly endless stream of parties and celebrations, the obligation to shop for gifts, and the need to work doubly hard to pay for mounting bills and to catch year-end deadlines take a toll as we get older. Add to that the hellish traffic and nightmare crowds in the malls and stores, and it's easy to see how joy can get sucked out of what is supposed to be a happy time of year.