Wednesday, December 23, 2009

A kinder and gentler season



Each Wednesday, Jamie Ridler provides a question as a prompt for participants to cast wishes and support one another's wish making. For today's Wishcasting Wednesday, Jamie asks, "What do you wish for this holiday season?"

This holiday season is starting out much like the others I’ve experienced since becoming an adult. More hassle than fun. Even when I was a child, I did not enjoy having a birthday so close to Christmas. December now typically means a heaping serving of stress about gift shopping, numerous social gatherings, and last but not least, a mound of anxiety about the passing of another year accompanied with plenty of critical self-judgment about how little I’ve accomplished. It seems that I really haven’t been able to truly enjoy my birthday month for years, maybe decades.

The rest of this holiday (and birthday) season, my wish is to be more relaxed and actually find time to nurture my spirit. And I’d like to feel no guilt for not always taking care of others first. I wish to be able to look at the past year and see plenty of accomplishments rather than all the things I didn’t get around to. I wish to enjoy social gatherings without feeling like I have to measure up to some ideal of what a host or guest should be. In short, I wish to be kinder and gentler to myself and to savor the spirit of the season in a more simple and pure way.

8 comments:

  1. As Helen wishes for herself, so i wish for her also. Wishing you the joy of the season.

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  2. As Helen wishes for herself, I wish for her also. I hope that this will be your most festive yet relaxed holiday season ever. Enjoy each moment!

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  3. As you wish for yourself, so I also wish for you. Rest up and be kind to yourself!

    Peace and love in 2010.

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  4. Sounds like you need to treat yourself to a bit of relaxation and let someone else treat you for your birthday! Here's to that and being gentler to yourself!

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  5. As Helen wishes for herself, so I wish for her also.
    Happy Birthday & Merry Christmas !

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  6. As Helen wishes for herself, so I wish for her also. I so know what you mean, amd I can't imagine sharing my birthdya monh with Christmas -- so I say if you can't enjoy it now, set a date in June to celebrate your half-birthday proper! :)

    Merry Christmas and Happy Birthday!

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  7. As you wish for yourself, I wish for you also. I hope that this season brings you rest, joy, and peace.

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  8. As you wish for yourself, so I wish for you too.......Here's to a wonderful year ahead!!

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