How We Do December Wrong

I’ve been learning about and embodying this concept of shifting with the seasons. 

Spring is equated with renewal, growth, increased activity. 

Summer is made for fun in the sun. 

Fall is a time of shedding; slowing down, beginning to turn inward in preparation for winter. 

And in winter, we bask in quiet stillness and solitude. 

Yet in our culture, fall and winter are often the busiest seasons of the year. Christmas parties, holiday traditions, excessive drinking and celebrating, overindulging and overspending. We find ourselves caught up in the chaos of a busy social schedule every year and we wonder why we’re stressed, overwhelmed, and sick. 

We do December wrong. 

I’m not here to tell you to no longer attend a single social gathering in the month of December. No way! 

I am here, however, to invite you to examine if those social gatherings are truly nourishing and fulfilling you or are they leaving you drained? Are there some you attend out of obligation/ SHOULDs and can you let them go?

Most Highly Sensitive People (HSPs) are introverted, so maybe your ability to say “no” to social outings is greater than mine. But I am one of the rare extroverted HSP unicorns who does, in fact, love spending time with others. BUT…

This time of year is begging us for introspection, for more practices of self-inquiry and solitude.

Can you do both - find alone time and still be social? Of course. 

How can you slow down this season? To be clear about who and what really deserves your attention and energy?


Photograph by Hannah Sharriee

There is Always Time

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There is Always Time

There is always time for taking care of yourself.

There is always time for rest.

There is always time for connection.

There is always time to slow down, to settle into the present moment,
+ to simply enjoy what it is you’re doing, who you’re with, or where you’re at.

There is always time.



 There is always time for more work, later.

But can you check in with how you’re doing right now?

There is always time for worrying, later. 

But can you let go of some of that right now?

There is always time for anger, later.

But can you just soften a little right now?



There is always time.



What is one area of your life that you feel like you’re lacking in time?

That excuse you always have of, 

“Oh I don’t have time to learn anything new.”

“I don’t have time to exercise.”

“I don’t have time to cook.”

“I don’t have time to rest.”



 You don’t have time - to what?

What is that thing you’re always saying you don’t have time for?



There is always time.



You choose where you put your time, your energy, your efforts.
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Make time for the things that matter most to you.



There is always time.