Christmas is supposed to be a season of Joy, but it can often feel like the opposite.
It can also be a season of chaos, anger, depression, and loneliness.
For many, the Holidays can even be the loneliest time of the year.
I think it's because we often have our priorities mixed up.
The timing is off, and we don't know what to do
with the uncertainty of the coming of the New Year.
Personally, there's always this part of the holidays that I look forward to,
and another part that never seems to come.
It leaves me feeling pensive, longing, disappointed, abandoned.
Plus, where I live...Christmas is often rainy. (Is there any place that honestly FEELS like Christmas?)
Nonetheless, I still want it. I still love it. The songs, the movies, the food, and the stories.
It's safe to say that, for me, the holidays are often a mixed bag of emotions:
Exciting, nerve-wrecking, infuriating, and lonely (all at the same time).
Let's face it: The Holidays are Emo. They give me all of the feels.
But, what if there was a way in which we could live, a mindset we could learn and carry, that in any given situation, no matter how intense the emotion is, we can confidently navigate through.
What if I told you that there was a way in which we can live that would make the Holiday’s not seem so stressful, overwhelming, overbearing, and lonely, but so that we can actually experience that true Joy and Light that we want to feel - not just during the month of December, but for the rest of the year as well?
What would it be worth to you to wake up each day, no longer seeing the holidays (and other days of the year) as a chore to 'get through', but as a true gift that you actually look forward to?
What if, over the course of 12 days, I was able to show and teach you 12 essential principles that you can apply anywhere, anytime, during any situation and immediately start feeling better, more peaceful, more optimistic and hopeful, and get you on a path to genuine, long-lasting contentment?
It’s entirely possible - without ignoring reality, or turning to false positivities. Like so many things, it can often be a matter of perspective; a mindset shift, a heart-shift, and how we choose to approach the season.
