Less is more: the season’s greatest gift

It’s that time of year again. When everything seems to speed up and we hurtle hopelessly toward the New Year. When stores play holiday tunes all day long, seasonal parties fill the evenings, and credit cards are being worn out from overuse.

Less is more: the season’s greatest gift

We can chalk this up to “it’s that time of year again” and gird ourselves for the worst, or we can sit down calmly on Dec. 1 and get a lay of the land, pen in hand, ready to design a do-able season.

An invitation to transformation

How to best handle the days when we’re fired up, ready for anything? We can choose to go in blindfolded and hope for the best — much like moving through a dark room, arms awkwardly thrust out in front of us. Or, we can choose to be more prepared, setting ourselves up with some basic tools to maneuver the landscape of transformation.

The beauty of ritual

KJONAS152These are the experiences — the rituals — that have the potential to play a powerful role in our lives. To help us move through tough times, to lift our spirits when we are low, to shift our vision and invite us to celebrate the beauty of life.