It’s That Time of Year

I wrote this last year. Still true, so here it is with just  a bit of editing.

Yes, it’s that time of year…Christmas. There is a lot of joy around. Happy and bright. Ho, ho, ho. Sleigh bells ring. Silent night. Joy to the world.  Family and friends and holiday cheer. It is a most wonderful time of the year.

It’s wonderful because caring and giving take center stage. We think of others…not just our own self. We take time and make efforts to consider what others might want or need. This one thing changes the vibration of entire communities…even the world!

It’s wonderful because (hopefully) we slow down enough to recognize our own good fortune. We look at the lights, listen to the music, sit in the stillness and feel the holiness of life itself. If you feel the wonder in this season…it is the hap, happiest season of all.

Yes, it’s that time of year…Christmas. For some, the wonder of this season doesn’t feel so wonderful. There is loss and grief and loneliness. A short supply of happy and bright for many reasons.

If this is where you are…please take care of yourself and don’t try to pretend. Respect and care for yourself as you are. Reach out to someone if that feels right. Ask for what you need. Start a different holiday tradition…maybe. Let these days be simple.

My Christmas prayer is for love to emerge through every heart and for light to reach into every dark place. Amen.
Much love
Paula