Once a Year

We dedicate so much of our focus to celebration and honoring family, traditions, and spirituality to this specific time of year which can result in unrealistic expectations as well as extra stress depending on the approach taken.

Watching the blossoms on my Christmas Cactus come to life, stretching out it’s joyful red petals, has caused me to pause for a moment and ponder the steady care required all throughout the year that produces these blooms at the holidays. The plant has reserved it’s blossoming for the closing of the year and holds symbolism of the fresh starts promised by a new year.   It reminds me to nurture those things I want to see blossom all along as the days pass and that with time, the care will produce little blooms unfolding all over the place! This is true of friendships, familial connection, workplace interactions, personal expression, and more!

Please remember to nurture yourself and others throughout the year and to allow things to flourish in their own way and time!