Holidays Or Holidays?

No matter what your faith, the Holidays are meant to be holy days. Our special seasons are meant to be celebrated. Setting an intention to focus on BEing rather than buying will help you create and sustain the magic of the season. 
Real living is about being present in the moment. The best way to capture moments is to pay attention (John Kabat-Zinn). We all get caught up in things that are not true priorities. When I catch myself in that space, I offer myself grace and press the reset button. Beating yourself up distracts from peace. I crave for peace in my life. 

Just yesterday I was feeling stressed with all the extra work that the Holidays bring. I was actually feeling resentful while I was making gift bags! 😣Then I caught myself! I have been pondering how I can nourish myself first, and how that would then nourish others. This was the perfect example!! I reframed the experience by remembering I actually love doing crafty things! And I was so excited to learn a fun way to use up my scrapbooking paper to make gift bags! Poof! Stress and resentment evaporated, joy and gratitude emerged. The work wasn’t work anymore, it was fun, which is something else I’ve been craving.

  Cheerful Christmas Salad.pdf

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