Our current Christmas Eve tradition dates to when Grace and Charlotte were toddlers. Both John and Gillian worked on Christmas Eve…until early afternoon, so the girls would arrive at our home very early in the morning. In an effort to occupy them until the family arrived – usually around 1:00 pm – they assisted me...
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Christmas season and I’m joyful. I’m joyful because I choose to be. My happy Christmas state of mind is a conscious decision, achieved through the practice of mindfulness and non-attachment. For me non-attachment to outcomes, coupled with no expectations is a path to joy. My holidays were sometimes fraught with anxiety, high expectations, exhau...
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Our eldest granddaughter Grace is a true traditionalist. She’s the reason we returned year after year to the same Strawberry patch and Pumpkin farm, the person who remembers that Charlotte always makes the fruit salad and she, Grace, always makes pumpkin bread on Christmas Eve. “It’s a tradition”. One of our longest standing traditions duri...
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