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, surface and assault.
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. 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.
© June Maffin
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