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I wanted to wish you all a wonderful, warm, safe Merry Christmas! I have not sent a newsletter in a bit and will do so in the new year. I wanted to send you a couple wonderful links. One was posted on my Better Day Yoga Facebook page today, and the other will probably be tomorrow. :) :
Yes--this
YouTube says 21.26 minutes..but I so love this video. My husband and I
watch it every year right after Christmas in Connecticut. It is on our
DVD as an "extra". It is absolutely one of my favorite Christmas
movies...Hope you enjoy it as much as I do. It won an academy award for
best short subject in 1946:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXjdBs70syY
and here is a blog I wrote for my colleague, TeriLeigh, last year:
Sitting in the glow of the twinkling lights of my
Christmas tree, I release to the magic. Ever since I was a child, I have
been aware of the magic of Christmas. No, it’s not the promise of
presents, but the promise of an ever-growing goodness that permeates the
world this time of year. It tickles you from the inside reminding you
there is something more. When enough of us focus on peace and goodwill, even those who aren’t sure why will feel it and be aware of its presence.
This
presence supports you with a sense that no matter what turmoil is in
your life, love will accompany you. No matter how ungrounded and
frazzled your outer world becomes, your inner Christmas remains
unshaken.
Just as some beloved Christmas
stories depict Santa’s sleigh to be powered with Christmas cheer, it is
this Christmas magic that recognizes and awakens the magic always residing within. It is an energy you can’t touch or hold, but you know deep inside that something magical is empowered this time of year.
Just
as the grandfather clock’s pendulum begins to swing to the same rhythm
of a nearby rocking chair, every effort of good will synchronizes with
all the others. Every effort of goodness, no matter how small, lights
the indwelling goodness within each of us—the bell ringer on the corner,
the cards sent to friends and family, the gifts chosen with love, the
carols sung, and the prayers said. The rituals of family—baked cookies,
trimmed trees, favorite holiday movies watched and shared, candles lit,
photos taken capturing the moments—each and every action entrains with
all others building a magical energy we call Christmas.
Let
the magic of Christmas envelope you and release to its loving presence.
Let it empower you from within and relax in the glow of your own inner
goodness. Recognize your inner wellspring so that others will recognize
theirs. Just as you shine your goodness out, others will be empowered to
shine in kind. Merry Christmas!
I so appreciate all of you!
Namasté,
Sandy Krzyzanowski
Better Day Yoga, LLC
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