Bring Light and Healing to
Your Family for the Holidays
by Rev. Laurie Sue Brockway
 Graceful may not be the first word that comes to mind when you think of your family holiday gatherings.
Perhaps you love your family, but you realize they need a little...work. No family is perfect and not every family is as conscious as you'd like them to be, but there is hope. You can be the bringer of light in your house and with your relatives...the one who lovingly tries to bring healing and joy to the tribe.
A Family-Friendly Ritual In my book, A Goddess Is A Girl's Best Friend, the Roman Goddess Lucina (know in modern times as St. Lucy) is portrayed as the bringer of light. She has the ability to see with spiritual eyes, and she teaches us to do the same. This gives us greater compassion and allows us to see things as they are...and, also, as they can be.
Call upon her energy to help you in your role as light bringer to your family during this holiday season. Mini Rituals of Thanks and Love
1. Hug a loved one: During the schmoozing part of the family gathering, before the food is served, forget about meaningless chit-chat. Instead, hug the people you love and tell each them something you love and/or appreciate about them. This can be a complement about someone's hair, outfit or cooking, to an acknowledgment of someone's sweet nature, kindness, generosity, brilliance, et al. Hugging, along with offering a few kind words, is a warm expression that can do wonders. It will automatically raise the energy of the gathering...
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Copyright Laurie Sue Brockway. This article was originally
published at our website, SoulfulLiving.com,
in December 2003, as part of Soulful Living's "Graceful Living" Issue.
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