Pay attention to your spirit. Listen to your core.  Touch it and let it touch you.

What do you believe?  What’s really important?

Holidays invite reflection.  Nurture this opportunity as part of your celebration.

Please share your thoughts with us.  It will lift all our spirits up.

Take care of your body. Don’t overeat, over drink, or overplay.  It saps your vitality and diminishes your ability to enjoy the holidays.

Protect your energy.  Learn to celebrate without abusing your body.

I’m doing yoga and taking walks almost every day.  What steps are you taking?   Add your comment below…

Give meaningful gifts.  Give blood.  Give your presents (buy something, make something) – and give your presence and pledge your time and attention – don’t just give tickets to a cultural or sports event – plan to go along and share the experience together.  Volunteer to babysit.

Remember to put yourself on the gift list.  Treat yourself to a gift that’s just perfect for you.

What’s the most meaningful gift you’ve received or given?  Please let us know in the comment box.

Turn obligations into energizers.  Rituals and traditions that characterize our celebrations can stimulate spiritual reflection, excitement and wonder.

Even exciting tasks, repeated year after year, may turn into obligations.  Creatively update tasks so they provide new energy.  If anything conjures up an image of drudgery, try a new approach that can energize you.

Traditions can help us get through the difficult times when our feelings don’t quite match the occasion.

How are you updating your holiday traditions?  Please let us know thru the comment box.

Set priorities.  List all the things you want to accomplish.  Cross out unnecessary activities.

Refuse to suffer.

Do unpleasant tasks as quickly and painlessly as possible, then reward yourself.

Keep for yourself the activities you enjoy, even if they aren’t essential or could be done by others.  You need them.  They nurture you.

What are your priorities?  Please share your comments below.