Hi everyone,
Merry Christmas, and happy loving holidays.
If you watched or listened to the latest episode already, how did you feel afterward?
I prerecorded this Christmas episode and opened it by reading notes I had written the night before. When I read them on air, I realized I had not edited them for pacing or readability. If you stay until the very end of the episode, you will find a bloopers reel. 🙂
Here is what I wrote, now shared in a way you can read with ease.
Soul-shaping moments from a month ago to now.
How you've HAD TO release anxiety, fear over what's to come, the past, releasing who you were, and accepting the emotional intelligence you now hold.
How you're not expecting an epic holiday season, but a quiet one is okay.
Where you may have felt a temporary sadness and sting that you're not being invited to someone's home, or invited to a family gathering, yet you know where you are will be very peaceful.
Maybe even boring, which may soothe your nervous system.
Holidays are names, words, and traditions, but are not necessarily “True.”
They were invented to stage something of significance, yet it alienates many people at the same time, whether you are or are not religious.
Spiritual or not.
If you don't accept, you don't belong.
And so, if you are feeling lonely this holiday season, especially if there’s no one sitting at your table except for you, know that this time can be equally peaceful and relaxing.
Or maybe you are sitting with strangers who are slowly becoming friends.
The intention of this episode was to reflect how far you have come, whether over the course of a year or even a single month.
This December held both highs and lows, and loss that may still feel hard to comprehend.
Maybe you lost someone through death or the ending of a relationship.
Maybe you are reconnecting with someone from decades ago and feel both excited and nervous.
Maybe you are choosing solitude because your family does not understand you.
Maybe you are taking a friend break.
Wherever you are this time of year, let yourself look at yourself and your life with loving eyes.
With love for yourself.
With an understanding of what this year has meant for you.
How you’re still alive to witness another day.
Wherever you are on your journey, I salute you.
I honor you.
I acknowledge you.
You have a rite of passage, and it is yours alone. Yours to choose. You can decide how you want your story and your passage to evolve.
May this season reveal how sovereign you have always been. Every moment taught you something about yourself. You would not be here without your strength and your commitment to living well.
Your best life is still being written. Every day can hold something of value. More beautiful days can be ahead, or they can begin right where you are.
Choose more of yourself this holiday season.
Soothe yourself with some music. Dance the sadness away. Or cry, darlings. Cry it out. Release that heaviness you’ve been holding onto.
If loneliness visits, remember that connection is nearby. A neighbor. A friend. A simple phone call.
Life continues. You'll rise again, as you have many times before.
Let yourself breathe.
Just breathe.
I love you.
See you soon,
Lisa Eve
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New episodes air on the second and fourth Thursday of each month.
Lots of love to you this holiday season. ❤️
