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Creating Sacred Simplicity over Holiday Madness

By on December 1, 2021

By Christina Fletcher

When my kids were growing up they weren’t allowed into shops between Nov. 1st and Dec. 17th. My husband and I would take turns going in.

The reason was simple. We didn’t want the hysteria to build too soon. Therefore. they stayed away from the decorations, the toy aisle and the lights.

But we would start presenting small treats or themed crafts by Dec. 1st.

We decided early on that the season would be about magic, but not the made up commercial magic of Santa or reindeer; Rather the magic of Life. The fact that under our piles of Canadian snow, seeds would be dormant ready for spring. The magic of animals knowing to find shelter to hibernate. The magic of the knowing that days would grow longer, that the light would be back.

We focused on Music, Movies and Family Joy. Oh, and food. We’ve always focused on food.

Anything to celebrate the life giving force of magic that flows through this sacred time of year.

In deep, sacred Simplicity.

Don’t get me wrong.

Our children usually turned hysterical at some point in the season. They got excited. Often over excited. Sacred Simplicity was always an ideal goal more than a reality most of the time. But by craving it myself, by deciding it was going to be the focus for our home, my husband and I saw it where we could.

And our children often showed us how.

Children have this amazing gift of being in the present moment and within that presence they discover something wonderful;

AWE.

Back in Canada a regular tradition was the counting of Christmas Lights on our way back home. We lived pretty buried in the country of Nova Scotia, so the 25 minute drive home was spent with the chorus, and probably part competition, of my kids counting how many houses were decked out.

They were enthralled.

A child can always find a little moment of enchantment, and when those are listened to and enjoyed; when you stop the rushing and actually see through their eyes, you’ll find you slow down into sacred simplicity right along with them.
Now my children are older they have developed their own traditions. I just ate the second batch of my daughter’s gingerbread men while my other daughter scrolled through Amazon hunting for last minute deals for her gift list. We have our traditional movies lined up and started the holiday with a late night viewing of Holiday Inn.

We savor laughter. We relish in joy. We engage in celebration. In deep simplicity.

The world has changed. We’ve all experienced too much inconsistency and panic to need any commercial fulfilment. Now it doesn’t mean to not get presents; give gifts for the joy of it. But it’s ok to go about things differently this year.

Breathe and see how your month can flow through you.

I believe that the new “normal” needs to be unlike a normal we’ve known before. It needs to be infused with wholeness; individual wholeness and authenticity. We need to cultivate an understanding and compassion for each other. We need to cultivate an understanding and compassion for ourselves.

Therefore, it feels like this time of year is a good time to cultivate sacred simplicity; a time where you can release the should have’s, tune out the guilt, and plug in to a deeper sense of who you are and who you want to be.

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Christina Fletcher is a Spiritually aware parent coach and energy healer. She offers powerful tools in mindset, spirituality, and inner wholeness to overwhelmed moms who feel like they’ve lost themselves in parenting. She also offers them tools to support their children’s authentic light as well.

www.spirituallyawareparenting.com

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