1. The miracle of Christmas is that God chooses to dwell among us. There are myriad ways to interpret that statement, even among my small group of readers. So maybe I will just stop there. That truth has struck me to the point of tears today (Christmas Eve). Whatever joy and meaning you take from the light that always returns--even in the midst of great darkness--I hope you have a lovely holiday.
The people dwelling in darkness have seen a great light
Isaiah 9:2
Proud crone and new grandma. I'm 63 and I live in northwest Montana with my amazingly tolerant spouse of 40! years, a dog, a cat, and a chicken (long story, not interesting). And I read.
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self-care, part 2
Karen pointed out in the comments to that self-care post that there is some overlap between self-care and self-indulgence when you've been through a difficult or stressful time, which is an excellent point. Since I know some of you read this on RSS where you can't see the comments, I'll copy a slightly edited version of my reply below (since I don't seem to have anything else to say today).
I don't think I'll be posting on a regular schedule until after the new year. I'm feeling singularly uninspired. I don't seem to be able to find the middle ground between writing what I hope are thought-provoking posts but make me sound like I'm preaching at you, and the posts where I'm more honest about my bad days, which no one wants to read. At least, I wouldn't want to read them if I were you! Advice and/or feedback welcome. Have a great week, and I hope you are finding ways to enjoy the holiday rush.
I don't think I'll be posting on a regular schedule until after the new year. I'm feeling singularly uninspired. I don't seem to be able to find the middle ground between writing what I hope are thought-provoking posts but make me sound like I'm preaching at you, and the posts where I'm more honest about my bad days, which no one wants to read. At least, I wouldn't want to read them if I were you! Advice and/or feedback welcome. Have a great week, and I hope you are finding ways to enjoy the holiday rush.
Friday, December 11, 2015
7ToF: Christmas preparations and a hat trick of faults
1. I've had a really bad attitude about Christmas the past couple of years. It wasn't always that way--I used to look forward to Christmas all year. I have more boxes of Christmas decorations than I am willing to admit, and I'm more sentimentally attached to most of them than I am to many items that decorate our house all year long.
Then the kids grew up and I got grumpier and Christmas took a left turn into something that was more obligation than joy. But for some reason this year I'm looking forward to it again. I voluntarily put Christmas music on a couple of days ago. Ding a ling.
Then the kids grew up and I got grumpier and Christmas took a left turn into something that was more obligation than joy. But for some reason this year I'm looking forward to it again. I voluntarily put Christmas music on a couple of days ago. Ding a ling.
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
re-thinking self-care
I've been thinking quite a bit the past few weeks about what it means to take care of myself. As I explained in this post, I'm convinced that self-care is not the same thing as self-indulgence. But I'm still figuring out exactly how it works.