EXTRA! Nov and Dec 2016 Holidays Issue 6

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5. Recognize yourself in the
other. We are reminded that a lot
can change in a year when we
meet up with relatives or friends
from our past who still see us in
outgrown roles or not living up to
their expectations. This only sets us
back when we place value on their
opinion. Have faith—a word we
often forget is a verb— in you, your
dreams, every failure, and every
obstacle. It took Thomas Edison
over 8,000 tries before he got the
concept of a battery right. Can you
imagine what would have happened
if he stopped after each failure to
listen to what others (or that pesty
relative...!) had to say about him or
his experiment? Stand in a place
where all questions and comments
are received as coming from a
place of love because this
automatically shapes your reaction
and holds the other person to a
higher standard of acting. The
conversation changes here. We are
what we put out.
6. Which flows into another
note: no relationships are perfect,
but imperfection allows for
the sweetness of
forgiveness (with our Self and
with others) to take
place. Overtime, this turns into the
divine salt of wisdom—a type of
inner knowing that is created when
we reflect on experiences in our life.
It is a human gift to be imperfect. As
we welcome others to celebrate
with us during the holiday we
remember this gift of the salt of
wisdom that we wish to receive and
share with others.
7. Lastly, we embrace our choices
of food throughout the holiday
season not to please others or to
silence judgments or to avoid
conflict, but to nourish our Self. In
fact, we remember the power of
grace in moments when an overly
pushy person or the voice of selfjudgment
sneaks in, knowing in
confidence that by taking a breath,
standing in our power with
kindness and truth (i.e., not
passivity, but speaking from the
heart—for example by asking
ourselves, “what do I want right
now?” or “what would make me
happy and at ease?”), we actively
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