Reflection & Resonance … R&R
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, I have been reflecting a lot about how this year has been so unbelievably different. Nothing I had my focus on went as I had planned, yet it was much better than I had hoped. I have been extremely blessed with creativity.
Jim and I earlier this year launched the Sanctuary Collection, which has been well-received, and we have our fall and winter scents that will be published on my website after our event at Hartford House on October 27th. I hope to have them up by Halloween.
A little personal here … but I feel it is imperative to how I came to love the creation of my favorite winter scent from our Holiday collection. Introduced last year, and really refined this year: Winter Solstice
I used to be really big about Christmas … the trees, the food, the decorations and finding the perfect gift. Over the past few years it has taken me a while to get back to the groove of celebrating. As most know — and those that are new will know now – my first husband of 24 years, Brian, passed the day after Christmas in 2012. That week prior was tough … mostly a blur with all the family and hospice in and out as we waited for him to cross over. Any time a loved one passes is hard on a family, but the holidays are really tough. Getting through that first year of firsts is just as tough. I was in my mid-40s when Bri passed and had no idea where life was going to take me. The holidays have a different meaning and how I choose to celebrate is slowly finding its way to a place that brings me joy.
This season of my life I have chosen to celebrate all the little things, as they add up to big things. Focusing on now, what I have in front of me, and remembering with joy what is in the past, both hold equal resonance to the future.
I love the transitioning of the seasons, especially fall to winter. The smells are different, the air is different and the light is different. Once we shift from Summer Solstice to Fall Equinox I find myself amping up for all things business and manifesting/planning how I want my holidays to look and feel. It’s this time of year that I embrace what little natural light is gifted us and my family and I celebrate the twinkling of lights that we deck our home with. I embrace my beliefs of what this holiday time means for me. Whether you celebrate Hanukkah, Advent, or the birth of Jesus, I hope you are surrounded by those you love, sharing stories, food and a peaceful silence as you embrace the darkest days of winter and await the arrival of the warming days of Spring.
Enjoy each day and the practice of gratitude. I’ll be enjoying mine with our fragrance blend of Winter Solstice … fir, cardamom, saffron and mulled spices … flickering in the quite of the evening as I reflect on the blessings and gratitude that fills my heart with pure joy.