HOLIDAYS…SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED

   

There is a saying that goes something like:  “I am forever comparing my insides to everyone else’s outsides.  



I think the holidays are bit like that.  The big city center tree, the magnificent Martha Stewart looking wreaths and decorations add to our personal histories of holiday times, and we often feel ourselves lacking or inadequate.

It is a good time to remember that those decorations and events take vision, planning and effort.

So here is the deal:  You still have time to sit and create a vision how you would like to feel during this time.  Then you get to make a list of things that you need to assemble and gather them.  And the last part is  actually taking the time to put them together.

If you want to be with people start calling and inviting people to see you, or if you are short on people for the moment, then find some volunteering opportunities or group events in which you can partake in a sense of clan gathering.

Remember you need the pieces, the parts, and those parts are what will make your weeks to come wonderful, or just even doable. 

Get cracking…  Go for a walk in the woods, find a tree or a branch to enjoy.  If you cannot bring it home, imagine it with ribbons and ornaments, or just step back and allow some reverence to take you over.

Gather what you can, and do the tasks that will bring you a sense of participation and joy that can carry you through the days.  Celebrate the birth of moving, doing and creating something!

If you can build a wreath, do it.  Circles hold all of the energy, reminding us that all things come back to itself.  The next wreath you see, stop for a moment and think about what it took to be just as it is.  Enjoy that effort. 

Use this time as a way to circle back to yourself.

Take it easy out there.    Misty