It’s the first of December already! I haven’t got to grips with this year yet, and it’s nearly over. In the next few weeks there’ll be a rush of events – and then it’ll be 2017.
We have an advent candle this year, something I’ve never had before. I am going to use the time it is burning to take a break and reflect, because if I don’t December truly will pass by in a blur.
It’ll be my own mindful moment, allowing me to mark the passing of each day.
The Christmas period is to me a time of love, of friends and family, of sharing special moments. But I have to be honest and say the meaning and purpose can be lost in the preparations and the pressure of trying to fit everything in, so the focus goes from the positive to the negative.
As I count down to the celebrations and mark each passing day, I will try my hardest to keep the focus not on the rushing and the pressure, but on the many ways I am truly lucky to have the life I do.
This year has been a weird one for me in many ways, not least of all because of my health – but I can still end it looking forward with positivity and hope.
Happy 1st December!
EJ
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