December 28, 2018- Loving oneself ritual, writing a letter to Santa

Hello December,

today I had digested Christmas lunch and after-lunch and I tried to get back to work, deciding to send a job application, but something went wrong: there were two different deadlines on the site, and I followed the second one. It proved wrong.

So, I was kind of disappointed.

Yes, I emailed the person in charge.

I still haven’t an answer.

I could also have followed the first deadline for security reasons.

Somehow, my brain refused to concentrate enough to finish on time.

This is the result of having eaten and drunk a lot I guess.

In any case, how do I follow a love oneself ritual in the circumstances?

I can congratulate myself on my diligence.

I did my best in the circumstances.

How about changing my everyday ritual?

When I get in my hometown, I follow my parent’s rhythm, and although this can be relaxing at the beginning, it doesn’t feel very good after a while.

Why not write a letter to Santa Claus instead of a job application?

I am putting myself to it.

I am a firm Santa Believer and there is no hint from any authority which could change that.

https://spaceshipsandlaserbeams.com/blog/free-stuff/20-free-printable-letters-to-santa

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December 21, 2015: Hints for Santa

Dear December,

we are driving towards the end of the year and my letter to Santa has not finished yet! Yes, I have been busy in my hometown, but I have also been absorbed by my older self still alive in the eyes of family and old acquaintances. It is like telling them my hair is red now, and they insist telling me it is brown.

Can’t you see I have changed? Why do you still talk to the old April?

But mostly, why do I respond as the old April?

As the adolescent I have been?

Because this April is still living in me, ready to take offence and get mad when she is looked down upon.

You get the picture.

Is my inner child still hurt?

Dear Santa, how do I bring a gift to this little April and let her be happy?

What would she have liked?

She would have liked everyone to be happy. Herself included.

And she feels overwhelmed when people around her are not.

But there are limits to that. We can’t make other people happier than they decide to be.

It is like consuming a nice dessert, or a piece of chocolate. It can bring instant gratification.

But it doesn’t last if the person consuming this gift is not capable of offering a gift back.

So, little April needs to understand this and produce gifts for herself and others but also, be ready to receive her own gifts.

April would like her own family and friends,

Those who appreciate and love her,

those who believe there is good in this world,

the good we create as chocolate,

there is creative imagination,

there is beauty,

there is hope

and Santa is here for the rest 😉

http://eventstocelebrate.net/2013/11/letter-to-santa-free-printable/