Merry Seventh Day of Christmas!
When the seven swans went swimming, what did they encounter
as they skimmed the surface of the water? … as they paddled through waves that threatened to engulf? … as they tried to stay afloat on the current that was driven by wind?
When we are swimming through life, what situations find us … skimming the surface of our feelings? … paddling through waves of fear that threaten to engulf? … staying afloat when life’s winds of physical pain, grief, loneliness, fear, pummel?
Tonight is New Year’s Eve Day. It’s a time when people hope and pray that the year’s difficulties, stresses, complications, wars – will no longer be present in the new year. It’s a time when the desire for personal transformation often motivates people to make New Year’s resolutions to develop a better work/life balance, improve relationships, change perception/behaviour.
Perhaps the seven swans a-swimming on this Seventh Day of Christmas can become a prompt to reflect on possibilities of personal transformation.
May this Seventh Day of Christmas be an encouragement to engage with our feelings, rather than skim the surface … discover ways to paddle through concerns we anticipate and encounter …
stay afloat when life’s winds pummel us.
May the New Year bring at least one blessing that you can’t even begin to ask, or imagine, on this the seventh day of Christmas and the ending of this chronological year.
As today is also New Year’s Eve, a separate “New Year’s Eve” Soulistry reflection will be posted today. So – Happy Seventh Day of Christmas/New Year’s Eve.
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May the Twelve Days of Christmas be a reminder that Christmas isn’t just “one day” but can continue to be alive in hearts and lives every day – even beyond the Season of Christmas. 🙂
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The Soulistry Christmas series is posted each day during the Season of Christmas along with other Soulistry reflections can be found at https://soulistry.com/blog May the Twelve Days of Christmas be a reminder that Christmas isn’t just “one day.” The Spirit of Christmas can continue to be alive in hearts and lives every day – even beyond the Season of Christmas. 🙂