By Christmas morning, I was feeling at peace with the efforts I'd made to prep for a simple holiday with my people. There was enough calm to savor a slow moment collecting a little fragrant sage from the garden. Stepping outside, I wondered if sage was meant to have fresh green leaves so late in December. Squirrels were chasing each other's tails around tree trunks + house finches were gathered with mourning doves at the feeder. The air was subtly opaque with white fog instead of white flakes.
I struggle daily with the knowing + the holding of so much heaviness while also having the desire for light + love to reign in my mind. This morning, however, Christmas morning...I felt free to embrace the beauty in front of me completely. I felt free to let the heaviness of climate change recede as I stepped out into the foggy air, free to appreciate the soft, fragrant leaves, free to smile at the clatter of squirrels on the fence, free to feel the anticipation of time spent with my girls + my partner. Surely Christmas is a day to be present with the beauty in front of me...with a prayer for peace + love + beauty for all others too.
Wishing you light + love + beauty in your moments at this time of year + always,
Jane
I struggle daily with the knowing + the holding of so much heaviness while also having the desire for light + love to reign in my mind. This morning, however, Christmas morning...I felt free to embrace the beauty in front of me completely. I felt free to let the heaviness of climate change recede as I stepped out into the foggy air, free to appreciate the soft, fragrant leaves, free to smile at the clatter of squirrels on the fence, free to feel the anticipation of time spent with my girls + my partner. Surely Christmas is a day to be present with the beauty in front of me...with a prayer for peace + love + beauty for all others too.
Wishing you light + love + beauty in your moments at this time of year + always,
Jane
