Staying Grounded When the World Feels Unsteady
🎄 ’Tis the Season, Let Love Be Your Anchor
(A Reminder of What Really Grounds Us)
’Tis the season that gently reminds us of what truly matters
— love, faith, joy, and the quiet strength we carry within.
As Christmas draws near, there’s a feeling many of us recognize, even if we can’t quite name it.
The glow of lights against winter darkness.
Music that carries memory.
The simple joy of preparing — wrapping gifts, cooking familiar meals, reaching out to loved ones, honoring traditions that have shaped our lives.
Christmas has always carried a promise:
that love is real, that goodness endures, and that light returns — even in uncertain times.
And yet, this year, many of us are holding that beauty alongside a sense of unease.
Outside our homes, the world feels unsettled.
There is uncertainty in leadership.
A steady stream of conflicting information.
A feeling that truth itself is harder to grasp.
That contrast — between the meaning of the season and the instability around us — can quietly pull at our sense of peace.
What We’re Really Living Through
We’re not only navigating social or political change.
We’re living through a disruption of trust.
When narratives shift and misinformation circulates, the nervous system never fully relaxes. Even if we step away from the headlines, we feel it in the collective atmosphere — fear, division, anger, a lack of integrity.
And when the outside world feels unreliable, something inside us asks a very honest question:
What can I count on?
How This Touches Us
This uncertainty doesn’t stay “out there.”
It shows up in our bodies.
In restless sleep.
In moments of irritability or emotional fatigue.
In the sense that we’re bracing, even during moments meant for joy.
And yet — love is still present.
Joy still arises when we create, gather, and give.
Connection still nourishes us, even now.
Christmas doesn’t ask us to deny what’s happening in the world.
It asks us to remember what’s stronger.
Why Looking Outside Isn’t Enough
It’s natural to look outward for reassurance — a leader, a system, a voice that makes everything feel clearer.
But the truth many are sensing is this:
external certainty isn’t dependable in the way we want it to be right now.
And when our peace depends on the outside world staying steady, we remain vulnerable to distraction and fear.
Which is why the deeper invitation of this season matters so much.
Choosing Love on Purpose
Christmas has always pointed us inward — toward faith, toward love, toward the quiet knowing that something good is unfolding, even when we can’t yet see how.
Everything is always moving toward good.
When we consciously focus on love — love for ourselves, love for others, love expressed through care, creativity, generosity, and presence — we strengthen what truly sustains us.
As we prepare, celebrate, and honor the traditions we treasure, we’re invited to stay focused on what matters — and to gently but firmly let nothing distract us from that.
In the next reflection, we’ll explore the inner principle that allows this focus to become steady and lived — the place where fear loosens its grip and love begins to guide our awareness and choices.
🎄 A Christmas
Blessing
May this season remind you of what is steady and true.
May love soften your heart and strengthen your resolve.
May joy rise in the simple acts of creating, giving, and gathering.
And may you feel — deeply and quietly — that everything is moving toward good.
Wherever you are this Christmas, may peace meet you there.
With love and faith,
Deb
(To be continued…)