Merry Christmas Dear Friends
Thank you for being a part of my life.
I appreciate each and every one of you.
And a special thank you to the secret elf that left me these adorable dachshund p.j.’s on my front door last night. What a perfect way to wake up to know I had new jammie’s to wear today!
Wishing each of you simple, beautiful, moments as you celebrate Christmas.
PS: My journal will be quiet until early next week as John and I sneak away for a little time away.
As I shuffled in my slippers across the deck into my writing cottage this morning, it is dark as dawn slowly finds its way through the windows at its own pace.
Two candles I light as a way of inviting Spirit to be with me and opening myself to whatever message it is I need most to hear for the day.
My angel statue holding a heart in her hands — for those I love dearly and hold near to me just by my thoughts of them.
My stones of words that are reminders of how I want to live my life.
A rainbow tree drawing from a friend in the corner with a saying I’ve read each and everyday since I’ve gotten it: “Peace comes with learning to let go and just be present.”
I find my way to my computer to play some soft music – Christmas tunes this time of year.
As I take my prayer stance before I begin my yoga practice I glance at the altar before me.
Many days messages and thoughts come to me that are gifts for my day.
Today I heard my Christmas message in my thoughts as I took in each word on my stones–
Pause. Capture. Listen. — to the sounds of the season upon us.
Pause to see what is right before you in this moment and reflect on memories that brought you here to this present time, wiser than you were before.
Capture each sound. Capture each emotion. Capture each feeling. Capture each heartbeat in your chest as a reminder of how precious life is.
Listen for the church bells that ring, the laughter of children giddy with excitement, the whisper of snow that falls to the ground, and the sleigh bells in the distant of a horse carriage ride.
Just. Be. You. — sometimes holidays can be challenging with family dynamics, but remind yourself to be you… magnificent, beautiful you. There is no one like you. The gift of you is important and needed.
Peace comes with learning to let go — forgive yourself for anything you feel you didn’t do well. Let go of what you can’t change. Find peace for what was and what will be.
Joy — my favorite message of all for the abundant meaning of it contained in just three letters. Joy for the moment. Joy for the day. Joy for my life and all its many blessings. Joy for this magical season called Christmas.
Through my yoga poses I move with extra grace as if touched by a fairy dusting of love, peace, and joy that fills my heart full up and as my cottage magically becomes brighter with what can only be the holy Spirit shining its grace upon me.
I give thanks for this Christmas message from you dear Spirit.
Namaste.
Two weeks ago I began dreaming, not of sugar plums dancing in my head, but of escaping to a bed and breakfast for the holiday season.
I didn’t mention it to John, but was secretly looking online for a place we could stay that would allow pets. I found this darling little place recognized as one of the top 10 resort inns in America. It is about three hours from where we live.
There was one room left — the Garden suite. Oh, how lovely it would be to get away, I thought.
About two days later some friends stopped over before they left for a two week vacation to Hawaii. Somehow the idea of getting away for the holiday came up and John said, “That would be fun to do something.”
Well, I jumped at that opening! I said, “Really? I was thinking the same thing.” Grinning I said, “I was secretly looking and found something, but there is only one room left.”
He said, “Book it!”
It is meant to be and the anticipation has been building ever since. We have often talked about going away over the holidays, but somehow we just never made it happen. This is the year we are doing it! Yay!
We are looking so forward to this special time away. Gidget will go with us, while Kylie will be snug and cozy at home with my dad taking care of her. As much as I’d love to have Kylie come along, she really is much happier in her own environment.
So Christmas Day we will be packing our suitcases and getting ready to head out the next morning for the weekend. I’ll be sure to take pictures so I can share when we return.
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