The festive season is upon us and that brings with it a hive
of activities. We have to buy presents, go to office parties, get the food
sorted, know when we are going to visit who, make sure we don’t forget anyone,
send cards, put up the decorations etc etc…
In the meantime our daily lives are still the same. We still
have a job to go to or to get, children to collect from school, housework needs
to be done, bills have to be paid, pets looked after etc etc…
Does all this sound like a festive season used to rest and
reflect on the year gone by? A season were we take stock and plan for the next
steps in our lives? A season were we reconnect spiritually, whatever that may
mean to you? A season of goodwill, friendship, empathy and love?
This is my challenge to you over the next 3 weeks (in 3
weeks it will be NYE):
1-Connect with yourself and those that are dearest to you. Give
your head some space and think from your gut. ‘Do lots of what you would really
like to do, little of what you tolerate and nothing you hate.’ (Thanks Rachel
Montgomery for passing on this bit you got from John Assaraf)
2-Check in with yourself on what you want to achieve in
2014. Check in with yourself on what’s important to you. Check in with those
around you whom you love to see how they are coping.
3-Instead of buying presents, be the present. Give time, a
listening ear, thank you’s, a smile, empathy and love to all you meet.
In short, do what is best for you and those around you: Live from your core
rather than your head.
Have a wonderful day,
Patrick x
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