In the Intentional Holidays Workshop I led this week, a participant was talking about one of her family’s beloved Christmas traditions - Christmas Eve church service. This has been a beloved part of my Christmas celebrations in the past, too. They can be so incredibly beautiful: gorgeous music, low/no lights on, everyone holding candles, their faces glowing all expectant & totally present.
She was talking about how she;ll miss that this year with COVID. And then she said something that was truly remarkable:
The days will come again.
Wow. “The days will come again.” How much do we all just need to hear that right now? The days will come again when we can gather with friends and family and not have to spend all this energy “logisticating” (as my husband likes to say). The days will come again where our children can gather, learn, and play without running into safety guard rails at every turn. The days will come again when we can casually set up for a few hours of work on a laptop at a coffee shop. The days will come again when we can smile at a stranger on the sidewalk, know that they see it, and see that they’re smiling back!
The days will come again.
There will be many disappointments happening this holiday season. I will never deny that fact. But we can remember that, even during the most disappointing moments, these days are numbered. We won’t live like this forever. The days will come again.
And in the meantime, we’ll make some new traditions. We’ll take our time making delicious food. We’ll get creative in how we connect with loved ones. We’ll be resilient.
If you missed the workshop and you’re feeling like you can use some help identifying and sticking with your true priorities - the experiences & practices that bring you true joy & gratitude - this holiday season, check out my Intentional Holidays Audio Guide. I’ll walk you through the steps just like we did in the workshop. You’ll come away with your Intuition-based priorities and a toolkit to make them happen. All you need to get there is the audio guide, about 20 minutes, a notebook, and a pen or pencil.
Let me know what priorities you come up with! Shoot me an email at Lyndsey@LyndseyLyman.com or post about it on Instagram, tag me (@lyndseylyman), and tag a friend who could benefit from the guide as well!
xo
LL
