As we are not Christians we don't really celebrate Christmas but do have a meal together ( which we do every day) and share small gifts on Christmas Day
As I follow earth based spirituality/Pagan beliefs The Winter Solstice is a celebration day for me which my kids encourage and like.
Our home will be decorated with lots of natural things - a real tree ,pine cones ,little wooden ornaments and animals ,candles ,fresh flowers and twigs
I have also just managed to find online the Woodland incense that I love so have ordered some.
We will have winter essential oils in the burner and the house will have been tidies,cleaned and smudged with sage from top to bottom (finally)
I am hoping to create a thread that shares my journey from where i am today to where I hope to be on this date ,and do it in a very mindful ,calm ,healing way .
Today I will begin this gentle countdown by curling up on the couch with a cup of tea and a pretty notre book and will make some plans including a timeline
For me this is far more than just holiday preparations and pretty pictures.
This is a time to take those baby steps out of a long time of inertia ,soul searching, hiding behind a cluttered home and procrastinating over things that don't appeal and things that do
I belong to a wonderful group called Brave living - formerly known as brave girls club and as well as other things they run wonderful classes .
At the moment I am taking two of them - Soul Restoration and Body Restoration and they are both deep ,soul searching classes that need and deserve time ,a peaceful space and the self belief that I am worthy of doing this
These classes will be a big part of the next few weeks and will help me make this transition from zoning out on the PC most of the day to actually creating a healing ,helping ,soulful life for myself ,those I love and care about and those I have yet to become friends with
To quote Anais Nin
I love these words .Hope is so important to me and my family right now .
this is beautiful