Like it or not the holiday season is upon us and despite the fervent religious and consumer activity it is a chance to pause winter for those of us in the thick of it. I usually have to fight off a desire to hibernate from November through to April so the Christmas break is a wake up shake for me. I hope you are looking forward to a well derserved break.
Bah Humbug or Magical?
I am not particularly religious and I detest all the over indulgence in spending and eating but I do love my family’s traditions and especially exchanging gifts with loved ones. I consider this time of year a chance to connect and reconnect with family and friends around the world and to count my blessings whatever they may be. And this year I see the holiday as a time to connect and reconnect with myself too.
Let it go, let it go, let it go…….
Here are some of the Questions I am asking myself:
* How can I make the most of this time to relax, reflect and review?
* What am I most grateful for in my life now?
* How well did I do with my goals for 2010?
* What were the highlights and key learning from this year?
* What might I need to let go of as I prepare for the New Year?
* What are my biggest wishes for 2011?
* How willing am I to step up to a new level of my own potential now?
What will you be asking yourself as you relax, reflect and review?
I hope 2010 has been a productive and meaningful year for you and that you have a delightful time over the holiday and prepare for another year of your precious life. One of my highlights this year has been the wonderful creative work that I have been doing with some of you so thank you for your part in that. I sincerely hope all our biggest wishes for 2011 are realised.
Wishing you all love, peace and happy suprises.
Passionately, Lorraine x
Thanks for this Lorraine – as ever thoughtful, thought provoking and full of passion, warmth and love.
Your list of questions will be very useful to me. In the last eighteen months my husband has moved out and I have lost six and a half stone. My divorce will be final in January. My mother is now settled in her care home and I have recently sold her house. I feel freer than I have done for decades.
I am off to New Zealand at the end of January with an open ticket – I will probably stay for a couple of months. This is a holiday, but it is much more than that. I am going to use the time to make a very conscious transition from the past to my future. I am busting a gut to get involved in something new, but I am very deliberately going away with no plans so that things can shift and settle in their own time.
You questions will greatly aid that process. Thank you.
Lots of love, Mary
WOW MARY! What an 18 months!!! I love your strategy for conscious transition allowing, shifting and settling into a new direction rather than planning and organising one! It sounds much more organic and natural to me and how very sensible to take yourself into a different culture to open yourself up to change. I found NZ to be a very spiritual place and I am sure you will connect with the Maori Magic as your own soul expands into the new. I hope our paths connect in 2011 somewhere. Big love, L x
Hello Friends,
I love your blogs, keep em coming.
Happy and restful Christmas to you all.
Love
Dom xx