Being kind…slowing down
It’s very easy to skate over the good Christmas/holiday season advice – be kind to yourself, be kind to others, don’t spend more than you can afford in order to show family and friends how much you love them, give thanks for the good things in your life….
If you can, it is worth slo w i n g d o w n and taking even a few minutes every day to look after yourself (as well as others).
You’ll find that the Remedies will help – Elm for overwhelm, Oak to help carve out a little time, and put in a few boundaries, for yourself, Hornbeam to give more get-up-and-go, and, of course, Holly which opens our hearts to love (especially when we feel frazzled and spiky).
I know we know that people are not always as joyous and successful and stable and celebratory as they/social media would have us believe. But often we can forget to take that extra care, forget to ask how they’re doing, and what we can do to help.
Presents and Presence
This year it’s really come home to me that the gifts of people’s presence and their time, of good experiences and fun times, are worth their weight in gold.
More than gold – worth as much as life itself.
I wish you comfort and joy this Christmas-time.
May you find light in the darkness, and may your heart be glad.
For those whose hearts are heavy or broken, Rescue Remedy, Sweet Chestnut, Walnut, and Gorse will help support and strengthen.
This poem by John O’Donohue is for you:
This is the time to be slow,
Lie low to the wall
Until the bitter weather passes
Try, as best you can, not to let
The wire brush of doubt
Scrape from your heart
All sense of yourself
And your hesitant light
If you remain generous
Time will come good
And you will find your feet
Again on fresh pastures of promise
Where the air will be kind
And blushed with beginning