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	10 Simple Steps to Creating A Magical, Memorable Holiday Season by Julie Jordan Scott 5 Passions
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10 Simple Steps to Creating A Magical, Memorable Holiday Season
by Julie Jordan Scott

One of the best gifts you can give to yourself this holiday season is also quite simple. This year, make some subtle changes and create holiday magic now. These tips offer a starting point: add yourself and your loved ones for a memorable season.

1. First: Start with a question so that you know what you are aiming for this holiday season. What is it that I truly want to experience? One way to begin getting your creative thinking juices flowing is to consider the memories you want for the Holidays, 2003 when you turn the calendar to 2004. Have this aim, your intention, frame your planning and commitments this season.

2. Having set your primary aim or intention, what is next may seem tricky. It is actually both simple and significant. Let go of the specifics within your aim. In other words, you may expect your peaceful, loving, joy-filled memories to be reminiscent of a Norman Rockwell painting. Don't count out the funniest scenes from "A Christmas Story" to be your peaceful, loving, joy-filled memories instead.

3. Before you give any gifts to anyone else, give yourself the gift of self care. Schedule enough time to take care of your needs rather than stacking up unsatisfying "hafta be there" events or tasks that you don't even want to attend much less enjoy. As you take care of yourself well, those obligatory commitments may turn out to be the most rewarding of the season.

4. Create the context for success in reaching towards your aim or intention. Here is how this works: as you are desiring positive memories, you usually can not simply sit back and wave your magic wand to have them happen. although sometimes they will! Partner with the possibilities inherent in your life situation to seed the field with peace, love and joy.

5. As you communicate your aim or intention for the holiday season, remember to make honest, heartfelt, specific requests for assistance. Help people to have a better experience this holiday season by being generously open. No one wins when they are expected to be mind readers.

6. Keep up with your daily rituals, routines and practices of exercising, journaling, prayer, affirmation, visualization or whatever it is you do to keep yourself connected energetically and spiritually.

As your calendar gets more squished, it is critically important that these stay firmly in place. I know from personal experience that the more you need these the less likely they are to continue. This year, you are being intentional, remember? Keep those rituals, routines and practices vibrant.

7. Follow the platinum rule: Give according to the other person's wishes rather than your own. Ask how you can be of service instead of deciding which way you will be of service. Some people may really want you to lend them a hand serving appetizers, another may want you to sit and chat as they prepare a meal and another may ask you to run errands for them.

The one who wants you to run errands may not see your time sitting in deep conversation as a blessing. This year, during your intentional holiday season, focus on be a gift instead of being an annoyance.

8. Record the holiday so that you can all revisit the experience. Take photos and keep a shared family memory book. Make a video recording of each person telling his or her favorite holiday memory as well as describing a new favorite tradition or choose a question that is meaningful for you, perhaps centering in on your intention or aim for the season.

9. Don't insist on being the center of everything. Participate from different perspectives. Invite yourself to grow by stepping into places where your comfort zone is usually keeping you apart.

I don't like to help with the kitchen tasks, for example, because I am sure I will get in the way. One way I will stretch is to ask the hostess, "What can I do to help you with dinner: would you like me to clear the dishes and put them in the dishwasher or would you rather I wash them by hand for you?"

10. Remember what is most important on a grander scale. Let go of past hurts and misunderstandings. Put your ego and judgment aside to create your personalized aim or intention this holiday season. Continue to stand in peace, joy and love for the season and beyond.

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A tremendous number of people in America work very hard at something that bores them. Even a rich man thinks he has to go down to the office everyday. Not because he likes it but because he can't think of anything else to do.
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