“Trouble is bound to come, so cultivating the right attitude is crucial” (Dalai Lama). During this time of challenge, it is typical for people to fall into a place of blame, personal doubt, and great fear. As conscious individuals we know that we have the right to choose.
“The point is not in the wounding… the point is found in the healing” (Turtle Wisdom). People are remarkably resilient. We come together as individuals and communities and demonstrate the very best of what it is to be human. Our Global Heart Mission proclaims that what we do individually affects the whole. We are all responsible for each other. Right now people need our kind words, our understanding, and our clear consciousness that no matter how bleak it might appear, there is hope. More than hope, there is a certainty that things will shift for the better.
The seasons teach us the lesson of death and rebirth. As we move into our inner contemplation during the quieter months of winter, let us focus on what within us has outlived its time and how we can be reborn to a place which is new. We rejoice in the time of integration – an opportunity to reclaim those valuable parts of ourselves that we might have let go of in an earlier quest for “bigger and better.”
This holiday season, instead of the gift of things; let’s give the gift of ourselves. How can you truly connect with another? How can you brighten someone else’s dark night? How can you remind your loved ones of just how important they are to you? How can you encourage your clients to release the stress of buying for everyone on their list and instead return to the heart of true giving? Remember the days when we wrote each other poems and baked cookies and went for long walks in the snow? Maybe you don’t remember or maybe you never stopped pursuing those simple pleasures! Let’s join together this holiday season and resurrect the true spirit of the season; let’s share beauty, hope, truth, peace, love, and joy.
Donna DeNomme, a spiritual coach at Mile Hi Church for eighteen years, is an author, speaker, and provides a variety of enriching empowerment programs. Her National Award-winning, Turtle Wisdom: Coming Home to Yourself is available through bookstores or may be ordered at www.inlightenedsourcepublishing.com Local Colorado events include an upcoming Winter Solstice Celebration & Holiday Universal Peace Dance.
