I found out today that there is ONE factory in the UK that puts out 2.3 million Christmas mince pies A DAY!
Good news indeed!
I don’t know where they all go, but I certainly do help find a home for a few of them. I’m not fussy with pies - my family insists on homemade, but I will take any pie, anywhere, anytime.
So - Christmas is coming, if you celebrate it. Perhaps you don’t. Perhaps you get out, take off to somewhere warm and beachy for a quiet time?
Not a bad idea at all.
But there is stuff you do. Traditions, rituals - every year the same. Why? Why do you hold this stuff personally sacred? I don’t know, I’m asking the questions here. But YOU need to know why.
Hold it sacred indeed, it’s important. Find out what sacred is for you, and celebrate those times. It’s worth it, it’s necessary.
What about those more regular traditions? Like weekly or daily? The things you do differently, the things you do to stop, rest and remember … ?
When you’re busy they’re the first to go, aren’t they? They are negotiable and expendable. Because they provide no obvious benefit.
And yet they are the most important things you do. Because they connect you with what makes sense in your life. And that is your foundation - that sense of space, of rightness, of “this is what it means to be me”.
That there is crucial.
You gotta celebrate those traditions, keep to those rituals - until at least you find better ones to replace them. So don’t give them up, don’t let them slip. Alright?
Go well! Arjuna
PS. Here’s a good ritual you might like to start including in every day - it’ll help you end that stress and enjoy each and every moment so much more