December 1 2025

The poster says:  

The Road goes ever on and on

Down from the door where it began.

Now far ahead the Road has gone.

And I must follow, if I can.

Pursuing it with eager feet,

Until it joins some larger way

Where many paths and errands meet.

And whither then?  I cannot say.

-J.R.R. Tolkien

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This is the beginning of the great sleep of Winter.  When the winter is done, everything is changed. We find new challenges, new roads, and perhaps, new destinations.

When it is summer, everything feels so safe and colorful.  When it is winter, it feels quiet, and powerful, like a storm that is building.  Even though the days are get shorter and then longer, there is a sense of a reworking of all that is.  

We feel apprehension and excitement at the same time.  So many things happen in the next thirty days.  And it is everything that we have asked for.

Blessings,

Judy

Have An Empty Tank?

 

The picture says:  An empty tank will take you exactly nowhere.  Take some time to refuel.

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As we head towards December, remember that you need to take care of you.  Being burnt out is not a good way to celebrate the holidays.  YOU will be cranky, easily flustered, and unable to relax to feel the joy that surrounds many people.  Joy is contagious - only if you are open to feeling it.

You can read about self care in this previous post.

https://www.lightstationwisdom.com/2023/01/self-needs-care.html

Blessings,

Judy

About Appreciation

 

The picture says:  Appreciation is the purest vibration that exists on the planet today. - Abraham Hicks

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I was walking in the mall behind two women who were chatting.  One was speaking about her parents, sibling, and then her husband and children.  The theme of her conversation was that she does so much for each of them and that none of them have any appreciation for her and what she does.  In her terms, they expect her to do, to cater to them.

Being curious, I looked up the definition of appreciation in the Merriman-Webster Dictionary.  The definition is “ a feeling or expression of admiration, approval, or gratitude. I want to express my appreciation for all you've done. a small token of our appreciation”.

The lady was using the word appreciation correctly.  I felt for her.  What do we do when people do not appreciate us?  Do we walk away?  I think that sometimes we must walk away, for our own sanity and to start setting boundaries when people keep demanding from us with no thought to acknowledging our effort.  

What do you think?

Blessings,

Judy