SILLY SEASON INSIGHT!

As I was meant to be sleeping the other night, I woke up around 3am and had to write this down – relevant not just for myself but from what I am hearing from students and friends, relevant for everyone.

How often do we think in the future?  We wonder how our dress, our clothes, our appearance will be received; how the turkey will turn out, will everyone get along on Christmas Day at my house?  Not to mention, will there be enough room, enough food, enough of everything and is my house clean?!!

How much of our future is thought of while we miss out on right now… the joy of being here in this moment, the dance of life as it is now?  We may have missed the moment a pretty butterfly flew past, or the moment we were given an endearing look or hug from our loved ones; all because we were wondering how the future was going to turn out.  A saying attributed to possibly Maya Angelou -  “the present is called the present because it is a gift – use this gift wisely:”

So as we head into the silly/crazy/busy season of Christmas and school holidays, aim to stop and be present in this moment, right here, right now.

Yes there are presents to think of, hams and turkeys to order, menus to be planned, school graduations/concerts to be attended and appointments to get to, but remember what Christmas is about and most important, whatever your faith or belief – is to be present with those you love and who love you and just be, just for this moment.   Jenni