December…the darkest time of the year is upon us. The days are shorter, the temperatures have dropped and the snow has arrived. It’s also the season of light in many traditions and cultures, where light symbolizes hope, warmth and kindness as well as a promise of new beginnings and of brighter days to come.
For many people, it’s a very busy time…searching for perfect gifts, preparing traditional meals, planning gatherings with family and friends. For others, it may be a time of quiet contemplation and deep rest. It’s a time where we have an opportunity to spread peace, joy, comfort and kindness to others. And we each have our ways of doing this.
Here are three easy (and free!) ways to send love and light to others this season:
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Send a heart-felt message (or even better, a hand-written note) to a friend or family member to tell them how much you love and appreciate them. Send them some beautiful energy!
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Do something nice for a friend, family member or neighbour.Help with a chore. Offer a small hand-made gift. Leave an extra tip for your server. Even a small gesture can make a difference to another person’s day, can bring them some peace, joy and comfort.
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Be fully present for the person you are with. Give them a genuine smile and/or a big hug as well as your undivided attention. Listen with love. Talk with kindness. Just be there with them.
And we can also send love and light out into the world in gentle, quiet ways. Try this simple Golden Light visualisation meditation. Here’s how.
- Find a comfortable meditation position with your spine tall and settle in for this precious practice.
- Take a few relaxed, slow, deep breaths to get centred. Then allow your breath to find its natural rhythm.
- Close your eyes and visualise your kind wishes of love, light, peace and wellness as a beautiful golden glow.
- Start with yourself - see that golden glow start as a tiny flickering flame in your heart, then watch it grow and grow to fill your heart…and then to flood your whole body with healing, comforting, loving light.
- Now imagine the beautiful, loving glow as it continues to grow and expand, out to the others in your home, then further out to your neighbours, and to your wider community, carrying your beautiful energy and light to them.
- And then expand it further out and out and out into the world. Allow yourself to send that golden glow of love and kindness all around the globe, connecting you to everyone you know and then to everyone you don’t know. Remembering that we are all ONE. We are all the same. We are all in this together.
- And when you are done your visualization, take a moment to notice how you feel.
