It's Christmas. Are You a Tired Angel?
I was talking to a woman today who told me she'd decided to
break up with her boyfriend and was going to call him right away
and tell him.
My advice - - I wouldn't make any decision or do anything from
now until after Christmas, because of the emotional energy.
We're all either:
--frazzled or numb;
--frantically busy or have given up and are sitting and staring;
--overjoyed or overgrieved;
--eating everything in sight, or refusing to eat anything in a
desperate attempt to stem the tide;
--being Father Christmas, or Scrooge;
--hemorrhaging money or have put a tourniquet on it and won't
spend a cent;
--working overtime (churches, therapists, physicians, jewelers
and retailers, airport personnel, florists) or have nothing to
do (most attorneys, dentists, weight loss clinics, car dealers,
and those who do elective surgery);
--sick, or taking care of someone who's sick;
--feel like you have "too many" people in your life, or like
you're "totally alone"
In other words, it's the rare person who's coasting along and
"stable". The majority of us are a bit strung out and it's no
time to decide whether to marry him or not, or what to do about
your career or your mother-in-law.
As one wise and over-worked young man told me, "I have planned a
Christmas guaranteed to please no one," when in fact, like most
of us, he was pleasing some people some of the time, including
himself, and ... doing the best he can under the circumstances.
We are all doing the best we can under the circumstances, even
when clearly are not.
Most of us in the US are also coping with a rising level of
dissension re: "Christmas" and "the holidays" that makes
whatever this season is to you far from the "peace and joy" it's
supposed to be, which is sad.
And, it's that time of year when you long for home, even when
you're home ... if you know what I mean. Just a very emotional
time - - whether you're dealing with it by expressing it or
stuffing it down and trying to ignore it (in which case you're
likely to get a big backlash!)
So, please take a moment to enjoy this wonderful card from
Jacquie Lawson:
http://www.jacquielawson.com/viewcardm.asp?token=a8f5c598e76b708c
1e9c51c3bb9ff8314858&hist=GB30869307 and STEP LIGHTLY!
The music playing is Tchaikovsky's beautiful Dance of the
Merlitons (penny whistles) from "The Nutcracker Suite" which
many of us have enjoyed or will, as part of the Christmas
season, and we've been studying this in Club Vivo Per Lei.
If you live for music, join our Club Vivo Per Lei / I Live for
Music! (http://www.susandunn.cc/vivoperlei.htm ) Music can be
wonderfully therapeutic with many proven health benefits. It
goes straight to the pleasure center, and for many people is the
truest form of joy and relaxation.
It's equally important to guard your health. Please bolster your
immune system against the ravages of December, January and
February, which brings flu, viruses, bacterial infections such
as pneumonia, and SAD - - seasonal affective disorder and
depression. We eat wrong, do too much, stress out, try and fend
off allergies, don't get enough sunlight, forget to exercise and
miss our outdoor sports (in the northern hemisphere), and are
around other people and their germs!
(Did you know that the telephone in your office, or your desk or
anyone else's, has more germs per sq. inch than the toilet in
the office restroom??) (cite: Clorox study)
Products such as Arbonne's DefenseBuilder and Get Well Soon
Dietary Supplement, scientifically proven to nutritionally
support your immune system, are essential. Particularly
important if you're vulnerable - old, young, chronically ill,
depressed, stressed, or around sick people.
Your immune system is your FIRST line of defense against
bacteria, and your ONLY line of defense against viruses, like
flu and bird flu. Ask your doctor.
Get your rest, tired angel, and where others are concerned, step
lightly!