Grounded … or not!
What grounds you? What is it in your day-to-day, or in your greater life experience at this time, which provides stability, home base, that place to land when upheaval happens?
Or perhaps, unlike me, you don’t need that tether. You are able to fly freely, go with the flow, flit from here to there endlessly – without losing site of direction, focus, dreams, visions, or goals.
There is no “right or wrong, good or bad” of course. But it is vital that we know our personal needs and honor them. So I ask again:
What grounds you?
What needs to shift so this grounding presence will expand?
The Unexpected
“If you do nothing unexpected, nothing unexpected happens.” Fay Weldon
I am struck by this quote today as I ponder what it would be like to do “non-Christmas” next year. Each holiday season, I shift something up in order to create an experience that feels good to me and those around me. Yet, I have fallen short of doing something so unexpected that magic actually happens which, for me, would be a depression-free, joy-full season. And it might take “non-Christmas”, actually not celebrating, for me to delight in it.
What is your unexpected action?
What would rock your world and reveal the unexpected?
Come Back Into Your Skin
Welcome to December 26. What does that mean to you? Let me try that again. What does this day, this moment, this opportunity mean for you?
It can be too easy during this time of the year to compare, to have expectations, to forget our individuality in the presence of so much tradition, family, and societal messaging. It is easy to think, “I should feel …” or “I should want to do …”. Today, I invite you back into your skin to wonder:
What do I feel?
What is important today?
What possibilities align with my deepest values now?
My Vision for Christmas Morning
As I write, it is December 22. For many of us, Christmas is 3 days away. This holiday advertises joy and peace, family fun and togetherness, gift giving and more. Yet often, fatigue, relationship challenges, day-to-day life get in the way of truly being present and delighting in the celebration. Today, I’d like to invite you to set a vision for Christmas morning and then set three intentions to guide you toward it. Ready?
Close your eyes, breathe deeply, and fast forward 3 days. What will you waken to?
My vision for Christmas morning is: _________
In order to actualize this vision, I will follow-through on these three intentions in the days ahead:
- Today, December 22, I release ________ to make room for my vision
- Today, December 23, I embrace ________ to prepare energetically for my vision
- Today, December 24, I remember ________ to help me stay focused on my vision
May your vision manifest in your heart and soul and spirit this Christmas morning!