12/22/2024
🎄Finding Peace in the Season 🎄
Christmas this year feels different. I feel….so many things…but mostly peace, love, and faith. I don’t have my kids for Christmas this year but we still celebrated. I didn’t go into a hole and just get by faking joy for our early Christmas. I felt JOY and it didn’t hurt me (those of you grieving through the holidays will feel that one in your bones.) I belly laughed with my son and it didn’t bring me sadness…I just laughed. I sang Silent Night for class and I felt such overwhelming gratitude and sweet nostalgia for when my mom and I would sing that song in church. I didn’t feel the old complicated saga of growing up with and eventually letting go of religion. I didn’t feel the bottomless well of my grief. I felt what I believe of this season…peace, love, faith, gratitude. Having experienced the depths of grief and depression, I know that things won’t always feel this good. But I KNOW that better days will always come if I have faith. And this dance of being human, it’s what connects us, softens us, and teaches us how to experience real joy and gratitude.
So, as I always say at the end of class…thank you for making space, for showing up for yourself and your community. The light in me sees and honors the light in you….our journey never ends. Namaste and Merry Christmas my friends. ❤️❤️