{embrace} december

{winter by sandra dieckmann}

december's arrival zoomed past me last week.

everything transformed around me overnight.

the world launched energetically into its end of the year routine which caused my inner perfectionist to go bonkers.

its main message was:

you're not ready for this.

everyone else is ready for this.
you're not feeling this.
everyone else is feeling this.

this message was followed by a complex mix of emotions - frustration, excitement, overwhelm, joy, sorrow, rebellion, reflection, guilt, jubilation.

i got stuck in this particular thought vortex for several days.

then, two posts offered me helpful words:

{an intention for december via kyla roma}

{the gift of creating space via liz lamoreux}

thanks to the wonderful words of these women, i am now throwing my arms wide open to everything this last calendar page brings.

what a gift!

i want to pass this gift on to you.

i love to think of my inn as a space which transforms into exactly what you need when you walk through the door.

sweet guests, do you need to come to the inn for:

a mug of chai + a cozy warm blanket?

a festive soiree + a dirty martini + a swing record on the player?

a shoulder to cry on + a nap in a nook?

hearty soup + a crackling fireplace?

thumping club music + a sparkly dress?

warm sunshine + a book?

a magical workshop full of crafty tools + supplies?

a journal + some peaceful quiet in which to write or draw?

a drum to pound upon?

a pajama party + a giggle fest?

meditation + a massage?

a baking extravaganza?

a sacred temple + a top hat?

wine + fancy cheese + philosophy?

a place to stomp around + throw a tantrum?
a movie marathon?

a soothing lullaby?

the inn is your room of requirement...imagine it to be exactly what you need right now.

while you envision this, i am sending you:

the space to feel absolutely all of your feelings

at the end of this threesixtyfive.

the presence to savor the tiniest moments

as well as the grandest gestures

for the next few weeks.

the ability to fully exhale

the last breaths of twentyeleven.

the knowledge that all of the feelings you're feeling

are a natural part of the december experience.

and the message that

you are seen + known + loved

in your

head-to-toe

end-of-year

state-of-being

dearest friend.