I am certain that everyone would agree that sometimes it feels like the holiday season stirs up quite a mixed bag of emotions in us.

Let me acknowledge that you are not alone if you feel fulfilled when you donate to a shelter, a food bank or a less fortunate family.

You are not alone if you feel frustrated when you would like to do more but can’t.

You are not alone if you feel saddened when you hear of misfortunes happening to people in your community, your country and all over the world, especially at this time.

You are not alone if you feel angry that people don’t see things they ought to be seeing and feel things they ought to be feeling.

• You are not alone if you question your purpose for being here.
• You are not alone if you are in the midst of conflict at work or at home.
• You are not alone if you feel like you’re riding a roller coaster. Happy one day, serene the next, thankful, hopeful, tired, anxious, hurried, fed up, broke, up, down, cheerful, lonely, unloved, guilt-ridden, loved….

Here are a few questions to ponder:

• What makes these feelings more prevalent over the holidays?
• What does the holiday season mean to you?
• Who chooses how you feel?
• How do you want to feel over the holidays?
• If you’re not feeling the way you’d like, what then is stopping you from summoning your desired feelings right now?

Often times we rely on others to make us feel the way we would like to feel and just as often we are disappointed. Wouldn’t you agree?

So what if this year, this minute, you set an intention to live and feel the way you want to feel.

Let yourself feel - whatever you wish to feel.

How you choose to feel, you will feel. Good or not.
Rely on nothing but yourself. Rely on nobody but yourself.

Whether it’s the holiday season or any other day of the year, we can give ourselves the gift of choice, the gift of inner peace – for at least a moment and at most a lifetime.

My wish for you today is that you choose HAPPINESS, HARMONY and PEACE above all and once you’ve experienced it to share it with others…

Happy Holidays to All
~ Lesia