Christmas and Every Holiday Miracle is YOU

Dear miracle making soul Sara,  Our very lives are miracles and we consistently forget this. I think we forget partly so that we can experience the blessing of remembering.  The remembering comes in rushes of sweetness as a fever breaks, a flat tire is changed, a hand is extended, a lost is found, a grace is delivered, as lips are kissed, in the rushing, tripping, creeping racing, plodding, crawling and soaring times. In all the times.  I send you this remembering in every way and in every kind of time, in every way.  May we paste this awareness in the tip top of of our consciousness as we cry, celebrate, create, quit, sob, laugh, resist, allow, give, receive and be alive with ourselves and others.  I wish you a merry Christmas or whatever holiday is meaningfull to you and every kind of merry there is. Merry merry life living life through you.      I send you miracles in every form and remind you to ask for them. Ask, ask again, ask differently.  If the answers appear absent, ask again that they will be given, and tune your vision to see and receive them.  Our lives are miraculous and so are you.  In your all-someness, let your light and dark be seen and shown, especially if you feel particularly alone or afraid. Share what hurts and what heals, allow others to hear and see you in the midst of whatever “it” is.  We are each beacons, we are luminous beyond physical eyes, we are rare and radiant and ordinary miracles, walking around mostly on legs, or other kinds of transport.  Let yourself be uplifted and seen in your full self, and when you don’t want to, see yourself as you wish to be. See yourself curled tenderly towards self-love, as your most basic unshiny self, without a cell phone, or other equipment.    Breathe softly into your heart and sigh with relief.  You are home in yourself all-ways.    ,     You are seen, You are known, You are loved.

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We All Revive Each Other

Dear uncommon soul Sara, Many years ago now, my mother was in a coma, and I was told she would likely not return to “herself” due to having had a massive surgery and amnesia resulting from the anesthesia.  I visited each day, sitting by her hospital bed and just being with her.  Each day the nurses attended her with such love and care, and she slumbered on, with machines beeping.  I continued my visits, and after 10 days prepared to return to my home in San Francisco.  On my last day, I brought a basket of raspberries- they were her favorite- and even though I knew my mother couldn’t eat them, I felt cheered by their sight in that hospital room.  I sat near the bed, admiring the glow of the raspberries, and suddenly heard my mother speaking!  She said, “You came to revive me.”  And I replied that I had.  She then asked for a raspberry and I tucked one into her mouth and she smiled and chewed so happily.  One by one the raspberries disappeared, and I put some on my fingertips as she had shown me when I was a child.  Just like these on my fingertips in the photo.  Her words have stayed with me, as I watch us all revive each other in various forms, by listening, loving, and being.  We are so powerfull in our tender witnessing, in our deep grieving, and in our many gladnesses and sharing of time and energy.  My mother, who I called Marvelous Marjorie, loves knowing this, and so do I.  Sending love and the many miracles of reviving to everyone who can use some, and to share these marvelous gifts with each other without end.    ,     You are seen, You are known, You are loved.

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Glad During The Holidays

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Dear moon beaming bright Sara, The holidays can feel full of pressures to be GLAD even if you don’t feel that way.  People talk about “holiday cheer,” “finding the silver lining,” “looking on the bright side,” all of which are fine when we feel those things, but can actually add to feelings of loneliness and depression when we don’t.  Luckily, all your feelings want is some love and attention, and will respond swiftly to just a tiny bit of focused care from you. When you can name a feeling, that feeling will feel your love.  This means living in the Marvelous Messy Middle of ALL of your feelings.  I mostly welcome ALL the feelings in my emotional family, appreciate all the marvelous, hang out pretty happily in the middle, and allow and accept the messy- sometimes very messy. Of course sometimes I resist feeling challenging feelings, and they just wait until I’m ready to extend my care.  From this place, you can be aware of and hold all of your feelings, notice ways to respond instead of reacting, and transform what’s possible to transform.    When we can find our Glad ground in the middle, it is possible to enjoy the holidays truly, authentically, and even with grace and wisdom.   Here are some practical ways you can experience more GLADness this holiday season and all-ways:  1. Create a new self-caring plan — Think of what you need to feel good during the holidays, and provide it for yourself. Some of these things might be: *Special foods that you know you will enjoy *Call a friend to share how you’re really feeling— not how you think you should be *Write in a journal or book with lists of things that nourish you, and do the things. 2. Adjust and lower your expectations, or better yet — have none — Notice how your expectations bring suffering when they aren’t met. For example, if you feel ignored or overworked at holiday times, take yourself out for champagne and ignore some things you “should” be doing. Change your expectations about what you or others “should be” doing or acting like, and practice allowing how it actually IS.  3. Educate others in the best ways to support you—Become clear about what actually feels supportive to you, and ask for others to contribute. For example, if you typically care for others and wish others would or could care for you, figure out what they could contribute to you that would be easy and fun. You might ask a friend to meet you for tea and laughter in the midst of a busy shopping or cleaning day, or sit with you while you wrap gifts or write cards. 4. Experiment with new traditions and rituals for the holidays — Do things differently.  We all tend to repeat and become habituated. For example, “We always have our meal at _______.” Some of my greatest holiday experiences have taken place at the movies, miniature golfing or serving food at a shelter instead of trying to participate in rituals or traditions that no longer represent who I am now. 5. Allow yourself to experience your holidays imperfectly — Revise your ideas of perfection and increase your capacity for spontaneous joy.  For example, if you get tense and pressured about preparing a meal, buying gifts, sending cards, or trying to do it ALL, try: *Doing parts of things — fix the dessert, ask others to bring the other things *Doing tiny amounts — consider attending a holiday party for 5- 30 minutes with no explanation about why *Asking others to help and then don’t control or manage “how they do it” 6. Practice transforming what hurts into what helps — Find the places that aren’t working and speak up about them.  For example, you might ask a group of people in your home to talk about different subjects like what they’re loving in this moment, instead of sitting there judging how bored or dissatisfied you are feeling. *If you’re cooking and get crabby, let others know and help you! *If you hate shopping, ask others to create experiences or adventures for each other instead of buying gifts *If you keep complaining about the holidays, see if you can put your complaints on paper and resolve to have new experiences *If you feel ungrateful, find someone to listen to who is facing challenges that you’re not.   Being Glad No Matter What is NOT about feeling glad when you don’t- how annoying.  It’s about practicing with all of your feelings and feeling glad as often as you possibly can- especially during the holidays!     ,     You are seen, You are known, You are loved.

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We Are All Gifted

​​​​​Inside Of You Are Treasures  Here’s why:  Because you can:  Wear a tutu Eat fruit naked Imitate a sheep Cut your own hair Cavort in the grass Drink lemonade barefoot  Discover inner wealth Climb tall trees Communicate with angels Multiply love Eat delicious food Listen to spiritual songs Reinvent how you are Make your creative dreams visible BREATHE Surprise your fears Travel gently Reawaken love  Forgive yourself Design a brand new path  Inside Of You Are Treasures   , p.s. I’m inviting you to join my Magic Blog full of magic and wonder- that’s where I include more art and the latest announcements about what I’m doing, being and creating. I love sharing serendipitous adventures, musings, fresh perspectives, and radiant resources that you might enjoy!     You are seen, You are known, You are loved.

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