As this Christmas
season rolls around, most years I’ve posted the same blog about how people rush
through their lives and don’t take time or make the effort to stop and see the
beauty around them.

And it’s still
true today. We’re in such a hurry to go nowhere
that’s really so important that we
are putting ourselves in grave danger. Between the stresses of such an
existence to the pure exhausting routine, we create unhealthy bodies, minds
that don’t get enough downtime or nourishment and our spirits suffer greatly –
as do our relationships.

And when I say
we – I mean it. As a very busy author, this kind of routine has been steadily
increasing for me and many of my frenzied friends.

So… here’s my
challenge – not only to you but to myself – take time this holiday to really
look around at the people in your lives. Appreciate them and their roles. Give
them tenderness and an extra compliment and watch their whole attitudes lighten
as they relax into your warmth and feel so much better about themselves.

Then reorganize
your routine in your daily life and make sure to leave those hours where you
can sit and watch some of your favorite programs on television. Or work on
hobbies that you love. Be with your kids to just be… play with them, take them
on walks so you can enjoy sharing and even more important – listening. Make a
special treat for your husband or boyfriend so he knows you spent the time
doing something just to please him. 

Thank whoever
you believe in – be it God or Buddha or Mohammed or just the universe that you
are living lives where you are blessed in having a roof over your head,
fortunate to have food in your belly and lucky that you have people to love and
who love you.

Give thanks that
you’re not one of those poor souls in OUR world who are suffering untold
horrors because of a man’s evilness. I often ask myself – how can one person (in
every situation of immoral actions it comes down to one powerful person’s
screwed-up priorities) endanger the lives of so many of our precious brothers
and sisters around the world.

My wish for you
is that this Christmas will bless you with joy and peace… and so much love that
it will overflow to those nearest you.

Merry, merry
Christmas my friends…

Hugs,

Mimi