You don’t need to be happy on the holidays if you’re not and a holiday tale. Not every story has a happy ending, but every story is one that we create and potentially learn from…or not. The audio is only a narration of the story and I hope you'll read this message too. 

I want to remind you that you aren’t required to be ‘happy’ during the holidays. You can be content without being all giggly and filled with holiday cheer. The reality is that some years are easy, other years are more difficult. It’s our perspective and circumstances cycle and change. Just remember there is a difference between happiness and joy and even though we often focus on happiness as a ‘goal,’ maybe we can shift to focus towards acceptance and contentment from which joy comes not apathy. We don’t need to pretend that we’re happy when we’re struggling.

If you are struggling you can also ask for help.

If you’re feeling joyful and happy, you plan some random acts of kindness for your friends and strangers too.

Where ever we’re at, can we be where we are in the moment right now as it is?

If you want to be amused without forced happiness read this story. It’s one version of a ‘pancake’ tale from the late 1800s. I hope you enjoy it.



https://themindfulsoulcenter.com/a-holiday-story-the-gingerbread-man/

The Gingerbread Boy, A Pancake Tale From May 1875

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