The holidays are upon us. A big part of the fun of the holiday season is gift giving, but sometimes we forget to include ourselves.
So, as you think about everyone else in your life, be sure to give yourself a little love and grace. Giving yourself space just to be, to enjoy the holidays, and to breathe is essential for maintaining your well-being during this busy and often stressful season.
If you’re feeling anxious, especially after the turmoil of the election, here’s something to ask yourself: What is something you can do to take care of yourself? Something that truly brings you calm, restoration, and even joy. I’m sure you’re thinking that it’s easier said than done, right? Very true. But you can start small and build on it. Maybe it’s one thing a day to help fill your cup. What’s something you truly want to do? Go for a walk? Read a book? Laugh with a friend?
Or how about taking a little time to just sit and breathe. You can call it meditation if you’d like, or just a moment of calm. Try the Loving Kindness Meditation to help you get started. Remember it’s ok to do something you enjoy, purely for the fun of it. Leave the to-do list behind for just a bit and pause.
Giving to others
One of the tenets of Nancy Dilts Wardrobe Consultingis to keep functional clothing in the use stream. Donation of clothing that is still in good shape but no longer being worn is a win-win for the environment and for people who do not have the means to purchase the clothing they need.
This will only become more essential in the coming months. Your old winter coat will be a blessing for a person who is unhoused. A suit can mean job readiness for a recently arrived refugee, and basic staple pieces can create a new wardrobe for a woman escaping domestic abuse and starting over.
As we celebrate this month and next with our loved ones, here are some ways to bring joy to others who may be struggling. In almost every community, there are local organizations that offer services to specific groups of people in need. They meet the immediate needs of their clients – interview and work wear for women and men developing job skills to enter the work force, a free-of-charge clothing shop for people who are unhoused, winter outerwear for refugees who have been forced from their own countries.
These organizations are vital to the well-being of so many of our fellow citizens. Look online for local organizations in your community and consider a clothing or monetary donation to one of them.
Supports Family Pathways’ essential services that strengthen our communities through equitable access to healthy foods, safety, housing, economic security and social connectedness
Provides support of the Assistance League Minneapolis/St. Paul’s philanthropic programs and mission to improve the lives of children and adults locally
The generosity of giving is powerful in untold ways. I’d love to hear what other local organizations you care about that help bring new life to people in your community.
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