Thinking about trying to keep the holidays simple, I wanted to share my "compass" tool that I use for myself.. The "compass" refers to the grounding effect of the sacred number 4, the 4 directions, and reminds me that this is a compass to finding where I want my holiday to go and grow toward.
Here's how it works. Before the holiday craziness takes over (too late? that's OK, do it anyway!), take out a sheet of paper and number 1-4, 4 times. Fill out the following... (I've shared my answers this year with you...)
What are the most important feelings I want to create this holiday season?
1 Grace
2 Relaxation
3 Joy
4 Coziness
What are the most important events that I want to participate in this holiday season?
1 Visiting family
2 Friendsgiving dinner at our home
3 Attending the Nutcracker
4 Spending lots and lots of time in front of the fireplace with a cat on my lap
What are the most important traditions I want to preserve this holiday season?
1 Charitable Giving
2 Winter Solstice candlelight prayers and meditation
3 Christmas Eve chili supper and movie night
4 New Years Day introspection/ journaling/ intention setting
What are a few things I can let go of to help make room for the things I care about?
1 The need to be perfect at all of this
2 Buying too much and for too many
3 Black Friday spending
4 Guilt for eating too many treats
I recommend keeping this list somewhere you can refer to it often during this busy season. Perhaps even make a couple of copies and keep one in the car, one on your nightstand, one taped to the bathroom mirror... etc. It can help you stay centered on what you want to focus on, and remind you that so much of the drama surrounding the holidays is just noise. You are in charge of your holiday, you can choose simplicity.
Do you like this compass tool? What are you focusing on this holiday season? Let me know in the comments!
The portrait of our first Maine Coon, Kinnug, was expertly painted by Kelsey Anne Piesch.
The kitty pictured above is our current floof, Arowen.
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