Finding Your Spirit This Season...

  

“Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before! What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. What if Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!” ― Dr. Seuss, How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

You gotta love Dr. Seuss.  There is just so much wisdom to be had in the words he wrote.  This particular quote is one of my favorites.  I know, it references “Christmas” and in many circles I guess that is a bit of a no, no.  For me, it isn’t about “Christmas”, per say, but rather the Season.   There is something absolutely magical about it that has nothing to do with purchases or brightly gift-wrapped presents.  People are a little more patient, a bit kinder, more thoughtful.  Everyone just seems to dig a little bit deeper and for the final month of the year, the world feels like a slightly better place.

December also represents endless opportunity for one to find their spirit.  There is no better time to reflect on the year past then in the final 31 days of the year.  What have you accomplished?  What were your goals?  Did you accomplish them?  Were you the person you wanted to be?  Did you do things that made you and others proud?  What opportunities are still left to be recognized?  By reflecting now, you give yourself the chance to build on what you have already done and maybe do “a little bit more”.  The “little bit more” is as unique as you are.  For some maybe it is as simple as holding a few extra doors open or saying “thank you”, for others it could be a gesture intended to inspire or an act to lend a helping hand.  Whatever it is, the effort made brings you one step closer to finding your spirit this season and taping into its’ magic.

I definitely have a few things on my list. :)  What's on yours?

'til next time...