We are a week late this year, but our tree is in the midst of being decorated
It will be a couple of days affair, as I stand back and re-arrange what my loved ones put on the tree. We don't do themes, we do do, what are our favourite decorations. And my end job is to try to put the hodge podge together that tries to be harmonious. And of course take all the low hanging decorations off the tree... Pets ya know.
My hubby God bless him, puts the tree in its stand and centers it and waters it, and puts the lights on...... And then I re-arrange the lights
Our outdoor is done in a minimalist fashion.
Each year, I try to do, not more,
but more of what is the best for our holidays.
We will host the Xmas dinner as always. But each year I find ways to make ahead the dishes, the desserts, so that when the day comes, I can be there totally. For friends, for our dogs, and the dinner just cooks along.
And I am now in the 11th day to my personal celebration of Christmas with meditation and candle lighting.
I absolutely adore these holidays. Everything good about it. Creating a festive holiday home. Praying, meditating. Connecting with distant friends. Doing just a bit more, not in gifts, but in giving. Not in discord, but in accord. Receiving and giving. Touching and reaching out, and being touched and receiving.
So I do say, ignore the "commercialism of Christmas", it has been here for a long while, we all know that is not what it is about. Let the deals and the panderers of those deals slide in and out of your consciousness. Don't worry about the gift giving, just give of yourself to your loved ones. A call, a card, a flower. A laugh shared, a hug given, a thank-you for you; for sure epitomizes what this season of Peace is about.
Enjoy this special time of year. May your time be full of light and blessings. That is my Christmas wish to all.