Being kind to yourself lets you be kinder to others –
and that just might be the finest gift you can give the world.
- Cheri Huber

Return here each month for a new opportunity to practice peace in your daily life.

This is the time of year when the public messages are of peace, sharing, giving, receiving, and gratitude.  How do these messages relate to our own experiences of the holiday season?  Are we experiencing peace?  Are we grateful?  What is our experience of giving and receiving?

This month, let’s give ourselves the gift of attention to holidays, to giving and receiving, to peace, to joy.  Here are some questions that can guide us as we look:

• What do I wish to give myself during this season?  Am I willing to do that?  Am I open to receiving that?
• What has been my experience of holiday gift giving?  Is it fun and enjoyable?  Is it stressful?  Obligatory?
• Do I desire to rethink the experience of holiday giving with my family and friends?  How might I do that?  With homemade gifts?  Gifts of service?  Donations to charity in a loved one’s name?
• Who do I see that is in need right now?  What can I do to meet that need?
• How might I turn my attention to peace, compassion, joy?
• How can my spiritual practice support me during this season? (Tuning in to the weekly Open Air radio show, signing up for a retreat during this season or in the new year, joining the Reflective Listening Buddy
  program?)
• What Onething will I commit to do?