A Better Place

There a just a few short weeks left to the Holiday Season, a few short weeks before we get back to our normal routines. I understand that this season can be stressful for many of us, perhaps these suggestions will help you find peace amidst the hustle and bustle.

If you are weary of Holiday music, may I invite you to remember that this music has endured and reminds us that despite staggering losses, love always prevails. There must be a reason why these songs continue to be reimagined over time.

Sending cards may be a burden, but it can also be a way to pause in our all too busy lives, and offer and opportunity to connect with people who are dear to us . If you don’t want to send out Holiday cards, perhaps a sending a heartfelt note on a blank card will bring you comfort as you find yourself connecting with folks in your life.

What if gift giving was viewed simply as an opportunity to “give” kindness to someone ? Whether you bake, or knit, or purchase or donate, or even visit someone, for me, a gift is a way to share my love.

If you are grieving, the pain of losing the one you love may feel overwhelming during the holiday season, this feeling is normal and understandable. Once again, I invite you to embrace the pain, cry when you need to and focus on who is still in your life.

As with all things in life, we can choose to focus on what endures rather than on what we have lost. There is a tremendous amount of upheaval in the world today. As much as I would love to change the world, I know that I can’t. But we all can change our own worlds. If each one of us, did our very best each day to be kind, thoughtful, generous and honest, the world would be full of an infinite number of worlds full of kindness, thoughtfulness, generosity and honesty…. the world would be a better place.

In each of your worlds, may you find moments of peace and joy in each day of the coming weeks.