The twinkling colored lights that cover the trees and frame the houses in the neighborhood. The sweet smell of mom’s ginger cookies baking in the oven. Eating a succulent turkey roasted to perfection. The divine light of a dozen white candles filling a room. Hugging every loved one as hard as you can. Placing a […]
“Thank you” is the best prayer that anyone could say. I say that one a lot. Thank you expresses extreme gratitude, humility, understanding,” Novelist Alice Walker. While true, have you ever considered how you express your gratitude? Whether it is in a way that resonates with the receiver of your thanks? I started reflecting on this after […]
This year consider giving Christmas gifts that keep on giving versus ones that will just end up hanging in a closet or laying on a tucked-away shelf collecting dust. “Christmas doesn’t come from a store, maybe Christmas perhaps means a little bit more.” —Dr. Seuss Admittedly, I am not much of a stuff person. It is experiences […]
If only we could express the spirit of Christmas each and every day of the year, I believe the world would be a happier, more loving, more peace, more conscious-centered place for us all. “I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.” I agree with Charles Dickens. This […]
We thought it would be fun to take a four-corner “Happy Holiday” spin around the globe to see what’s on the menu elsewhere. While Christmas is about celebrating the birth of Christ, through the centuries it is has come to include exchanging gifts, being with family and friends and lots of eating! Since LightWorkers is […]
There are restorative exercises you can do to keep ‘the calm’ during the holidays. Be nice to yourself this holiday season and give these easy practices a try. Holidays are meant to be a time of love, gratitude, peace, though they can also be a time that is anything but these descriptives. Making a turkey […]
In my years of researching Happiness, I have heard many stories and reasons for encouraging the Practice of Generosity. None, for me, has been more poignant than the one I recently heard from a ninety-one-year-old parishioner at my church, named Ted. While I do not know Ted’s net worth, let us just say over the […]
Thanks-giving, noun. The act of giving thanks, a prayer expressing gratitude. Most often we think of Thanksgiving as our American holiday. However, did you know several other countries celebrate thanksgiving throughout the year as well? Canada Our neighbors to the north, celebrate Jour de L’Actions de Grace, French for Thanksgiving, on the second Monday in October, […]
While I am the first to pack my bags and head to the nearest airport, anytime, anywhere, there are some worthy pros and cons to consider when it comes to deciding where you will have the merriest of times during the holidays. Every year, I face the same holiday dilemma: mom’s holiday turkey vs. dinner […]
Today there are over 3.5 billion mobile internet users. If we allow it, we can easily be ‘open for business’ twenty-four, seven. Last time I checked, I was not a convenient store, nor are you. It’s time you implemented these easy boundaries today. Slowly, my left eye opens. The glow of a digital clock reads […]