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10. Reflect on the deeper meaning and spirit of the
holidays for you personally, for your family, and for humanity and the world.
So much of the holidays center on outward, physical, sensory experience -- the brightness
of the Christmas lights, the frosty air on our cheeks, the smell of roasting foods, the
sound of caroling voices. Partly because of this, the deeper, more spiritual meaning of
the holiday season can become lost in the shuffle. By pausing to reflect on this meaning,
you can gain a better perspective on how to organize your holiday priorities.
A good place to start is remembering who we are and what forces we allow to guide
our lives. The following excerpt from Joel and Michelle Levey’s book Simple
Meditation and Relaxation is a guide to discern the intangible forces that
add meaning and depth to our lives:
If you look deeply into yourself, can you
find the mountain streams, the clouds, the sunshine, vineyards, orchards, and wheat fields
within you? Looking at your hands or into the mirror, can you see your father and mother,
your grandparents and ancestors? If you listen deeply to your "self-story," can
you hear the whispers of wisdom and confusion, the love and the fear, the cruelty and
compassion of countless people, ancestors, and lifetimes?
If you ask me to point to "myself,"
that part of me that is most truly "me," I’d have to laugh. It simply
can’t be done. "I" am this whole cast of characters, wise and wooly, loved
and loathed, all the many voices that call themselves by my name. It is truly amazing how
the myriad strong, compelling forces that drive our lives can be so invisible, ephemeral,
so impossible to see or grasp. Still these intangible forces act so strongly on our lives,
compelling us into actions even when we know they are not necessarily the most wise, kind,
or balanced. To the degree that these forces are unknown or un-owned by us, they are able
to exert an often unbalancing influence over our life. And to the degree that we
are mindful of these forces, we have more freedom, choice, and possibility in our lives.
"In this beautifully done book, the Leveys have
skillfully woven together contemporary insights ... for making use of different ways to
practice relaxation, concentration, and meditation. It’s a real gem."
-- Jon
Kabat-Zinn, author of Wherever You Go There You Are
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listen to a track from Joel Levey's Self-Guided
Relaxation CD:
Track 3 --
Magical Moments (2 min 11 sec)
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