One Simple, Powerful Step to Enjoy the Holiday Season of Giving
ONE SIMPLE STEP TO ENJOY THE SEASON OF GIVING: Slow down and open to RECEIVE!
Using three of the Seven Steps to Positive Change�, here is an example of how and why you can coach yourself through Holiday fury:
Sunday morning I was caught in the GETTING IT DONE mode.
Kitchen cleaned? Check
Kids awake and in motion? Check (7:20 a.m. 4 teens and they were all ready!)
Breakfast made and ready? Almost
Out the door by 7:45 to get back in time for next activity??? Could it be done???
Task at hand: cutting down our own Christmas tree. Last year we left our house without a tree and hit the mountains of Colorado. Wanting to make this year's tree capture a special outing for my family, I became overwhelmed and missed part of the magic; receiving the gift of the kids, my husband, the holiday and being this mom. (Big breath here with: Awareness, Acceptance and Self Love.)
Desire & Dream: Remember your family sees Christmas magic in little things and you are not responsible for providing it all, Patty. Do what you can and open to see and receive the rest.
My turn around from "getting it done" to doing what I can and receiving the sights, smells, sounds and love took some time but I was gentle on myself. I allowed myself to be patient, kind and loving in my emotional distress. I realized I had diverted help from my family 3 significant times that day, in the doing, giving, getting it done mode. I remembered I am not alone. I remembered I can ask and be open to receive. That way others can give. It is in the exchange of giving and receiving that I know myself, others and love. I realized this works, also, in my asking of God.
By tree decorating time, the Christmas magic was flying. I received the gift of dinner together, prayer together, conversation, my beautiful family, warm house, partnership with my husband, 2009... the receiving floodgates were open. Giving AND receiving. Doing AND receiving.
One simple step to enjoy the season of giving? Remember to slow down and open to receive, too. You are so loved and just as you love to give to others and make a positive difference in their lives, it is an honor and privilege for those around you (and the Divine) to GIVE to you in little ways and big.
Can you imagine what this week has in store for your open eyes, heart and arms?
Patty Jackson, Life Coach and Coach Trainer.
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