Happy Winter Solstice to all! No matter your faith or lack thereof, the official start of winter (at least for those of us in the northern hemisphere) brings a chance to regroup and become grounded in preparation for a burst of new growth as the hours of daylight increase day by day.

With Christmas only three days away, I know many of you are becoming

and instead of feeling like
you are feeling like

because you have been decorating the tree

cleaning up the yard in preparation for lights, camera and Santa action

Wrapping presents

and baking lots of goodies.

But take a deep breath, and remember, that the greatest holiday gift of all is

PEACE

To my Jewish friends, Happy Hanukkah and to all of my readers, I wish you health, happiness and peace in the New Year.

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