Christmas can be a time of of scheduled events, family and friend catch ups, gift and food shopping, racing round to see those lights. For me its a time of thankfulness, blessing and promises fulfilled and I like to make sure I have moments to stop, rest and enjoy the togetherness of family and friends.
Christmas is also a time of traditions and habits , things we do every year because we have always done so. I have spent my time this year assisting my clients in developing healthy breathing and activity habits and hope that they continue into the new year seeing the fruits of their labour.
I heard recently that we can be so caught up in being busy that we think that this alone is enough for justification of our time. Instead we need to stop and look to see if, and what, we have actually achieved, and if we cannot see something for our efforts then we need to re-calibrate and be more purposeful in our actions and not just busy.
I saw a video recently of Bill Gates talking about time and of a friend who had showed him his diary with spare days in it instead of every one filled with appointments. He had said to Bill, “I can buy anything I want but I can’t buy time”.
So this Christmas try to slow down and simply breathe…, noticing the breath in ….and out…, feel your muscles release and relax…. and give your time where it can be purposeful and make a positive difference.