Another
year has gone by, filled with memories as I decorate the tree once
again. It's the same decorations yet when I take them out of the box,
one by one, I look at them and hold them with great intention. Each one
brings me a smile, a feeling, a thought and sometimes a tear that fills
me up with all that life holds for me in the moment. I place the crystal
dove on the branch and it never fails, the vision of my mother walking
through the front door with her smile, so happy to give me this special
ornament. The moment becomes alive with her presence and even though she
has been gone for almost a decade, her love fills me with that
beautiful memory. I continue to place the crystal icicles on the
branches, hearing the voice of my husband Steve, who left this world 4 ½
years ago, telling me how these precious pieces of glass were made. His
stories run through my mind as I take out the fishing Santa Clause or
the many fish with wild smiles and cartoon like faces. I touch the
little ballerina dressed in white and place it by the white tree
ornament and my daughters smile grabs me like the moment she found it in
the store and picked it just for her. The singing Elvis makes its way
out of the box as I remember my son, finding that figurine to adorn our
tree.
There
is so much love from friends and family hanging on my tree as I turn on
the lights and darken the room. I sit on the couch with Robert, gazing
at the beauty that brings me home to all of the Christmas's of years
gone by. I am filled with wonder, like a child. The lights of every
color reflecting in the clear glass balls, pulls me in and I am lost in
the presence of creation.
Can
we be like a child and open to the day with wonder and curiosity? Can
we allow the moment to bring us something new as we look in to the eyes
of the ones before us? Too often we arrive with ideas and thoughts of
criticism and judgments that only block our hearts to what truly is here
for our highest good. Life is full of surprises and with our
willingness to listen, we can receive the truth that can guide our way
like the brightest star shining in the night sky.
May
we open the present of this moment with a grateful heart, holding the
hands of the ones that we are with and listen. Let us be open to
receiving this incredible life that love offers us. Let us be the prayer
for peace as we welcome in the new and arrive here now, conscious and
awake to be the instrument used for the highest good of all.
Meditation
Take a deep breath inward as you settle into your body.
Be curious about what is here within you as you enter the body with full awareness.
Feel yourself most tenderly and allow the moment to bring you deeper.
This body, so precious holds all that is waiting to be let go of.
Feel your breath inside breathing you.
Sink deeply into the heaviness of the physical.
The quiet of the moment calls your name as I AM.
Here you merge with the oneness of all things where nothing is hidden.
As the false burdens fall away.
Rest now.
You have arrived back home to your heart where God is.
Your soul is unique and longing to enter this world with a childlike nature.
Open this day like a present and walk beautifully on this magnificent earth.
Love is all around you.
May you be blessed and find a wonderful love in yourself.
Now share it as you touch the heart of humanity with your gaze and with your words.
Happy Holidays!
Frannie
