{"id":13683,"date":"2025-10-01T17:08:37","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T17:08:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thehealingmindmagazine.com\/newedition\/?p=13683"},"modified":"2025-10-01T18:30:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T18:30:27","slug":"black-friday-small-business-saturday-cyber-monday-by-mariette-kammerer-the-healing-mind-magazine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehealingmindmagazine.com\/newedition\/black-friday-small-business-saturday-cyber-monday-by-mariette-kammerer-the-healing-mind-magazine\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday &#8211; By Mariette Kammerer -The Healing Mind Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#e2e2e2;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:1352px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_3_5 3_5 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h2 data-start=\"71\" data-end=\"182\"><em data-start=\"89\" data-end=\"180\">Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday \u2013 Finding Balance in a Consumer World<\/em><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"184\" data-end=\"498\">The weekend after Thanksgiving has become a whirlwind of shopping. Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday bring deals, sales, and endless ads urging us to buy more. For many, it\u2019s exciting. For others, it feels overwhelming. So how do we find balance in a world that pulls us toward consumption?<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"500\" data-end=\"857\">The answer lies in intention. Shopping doesn\u2019t have to be mindless\u2014it can be mindful. Choosing to support small businesses keeps money in our communities. Looking for meaningful gifts rather than trendy ones brings more joy to both the giver and the receiver. And pausing before every purchase to ask, <em data-start=\"802\" data-end=\"826\">Do I really need this?<\/em> helps us avoid regret later.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"859\" data-end=\"1050\">It\u2019s also important to remember that giving doesn\u2019t always mean buying. A handwritten letter, a family recipe in a jar, or the gift of time can mean more than anything purchased in a store.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1052\" data-end=\"1285\">This season, balance can be found by blending practicality with purpose. Enjoy the sales if you wish, but don\u2019t let them define the holiday. 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