Special Christmas message

[san...@betterdayyoga.com]

Hello my yoga family and those signed up for my newsletter!

I wanted to wish you all a wonderful, warm, safe Merry Christmas! My last newsletter went out late October and I plan to send my next in the new year. I am sending this special Christmas message as I did last year. Hope you enjoy it. I wish I were there to express my thanks in person for the support and kindness you have shown me.

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 re-posted next week :) :

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, in 2011 on her old website:

Release to the magic of Christmas

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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