Wow so much has happened since I last posted on my JollyLife Coaching Blog.
It seems that from early October to now there have been so many things taking up my time. Of course my wonderful clients of whom I have great joy in coaching. Isn't it great when you work with people you love.
Looking after elderly parents seems to be more of a challenge than I ever expected. My darling parents were wise enough to make choices about the years as they were getting older and not so able. They chose to live in a retirement village down by the coast. There facilities are fabulous and all that you could wish for. My parents have everything at their fingertips within a short walk around the hostel. Going to see them frequently you can still see the signs of their aging quite quickly. They are 90 and 92 and in fantastic shape for their age. But it makes you realise they won't be here much longer. It also makes you realise the wonderful lives they have led and the wonderful choices they have made for their lives.
They were adventurerrs, they went out into aboriginal reservations and served the aboriginals within that reservations. Within that time they built a house in Yuendumu NT which is still standing out of any materials they could find or scavage from the government at the time. You must remember this was 60 years ago. So many more things they did, I couldn't list them all. Their lives were a celebration of all things good and wonderful.
This post was to be about sending all my readers and clients Seasons Greetings. Whichever way you choose to celebrate this time of year. Whether it be just because it is summer and wonderful warm weather or whether you choose to celebrate a particular day i.e. Christmas Day or New Years Day, the start of a new year for us all.
So in saying all that SEASONS GREETINGS TO YOU ALL. Have a lovely memorable Christmas Day, New Year's Day or a wonderful summer of barbecues, beaches, and in some cases snow and warm winter fires.
It is a wonderful time for families to get together although at this time it can be quite challenging with people's expectations. I always believe expectations can be change into preferences when such a family time is coming. Prefer it to be great but if it isn't prefer that you will always have peace in harmony in your heart about what you can't change. Expectations can lead to pre-determining how you want things to be, forgetting that other people have expectations and they may not be the same as yours. Preferences leave us with some room to move in acceptance. Remembering that everyone is lovable no matter what we think at the time and we can all do with a dose of acceptance in times of expectations. Christmas being quite a expectation time.
I am off the have a wonderful holiday with my hubby Mike, spending time working in the garden, improving our home in numerous ways and just watching cricket sitting in the spa drinking bubbly well it might be mineral water or soda water most of the time.
I welcome each and everyone of you to my weblog and hope to hear from you in the near future.
Love and blessings
Elly
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