All the smells of the holidays are here, and every spice that comes with it...including the spice of the family member or friend you may run into. However, I believe the courage to rise above and reach outside of ourselves is at the heart of our desire to give.
We are thrilled to host our first "Friendsgiving" workshop with the intent of looking at the art of giving from the inside out. Our space and efforts are a true reflection of where we are. Now, hold on.... if you are a mama of little ones, just wishing a laundry fairy would land on your couch and fold the piles of laundry, sweep the floor or just make sure the dishes were rinsed and placed in the dishwasher, YOU ARE NOT THE ONLY ONE saying the prayer! I can hear you singing it now, friend! Yet with that very same desire, I find myself shifting to a pace of embracing the joy in the mess and everyday living knowing it's simply for a moment in time.
Thankfully, a wise, kind and very honest mentor of mine shared with me that we simply cannot give what we do not have. That thought nudged me to realize that giving had to start with me. Embracing the unexplainable gift of grace and freedom from perfection and resting in the gifts of imperfection was my starting point. This dose of wisdom allowed me to immerse myself in enjoying my everyday living with ordinary things: allowing me opportunities to clearly see, teach and meet my beautiful boys where they were, so I could give them a space to grow in and call home where they felt they belonged. And isn't that what we long for the most? A place to be loved and belong. I then with all the hope invited my boys to pick the pumpkins and dress our table, fueling them with the excitement to give and start at our gathering table for togetherness.
Please hear me out as this is coming from a mama that loves all the good smells and all things lovely: I was taken back to the heart of the giver. Creating a well to draw from becomes inviting to those you love the most. I invite and challenge you to start from the inside this season. In this way, both your heart and your table can be a beautiful reflection of joy and the fullness of what gathering and giving truly gives. It doesn't matter what that journey looks like because as we choose to stay in the process, in the end, we are the ones really receiving the greatest gift: to give.
Hope to see you at a mastermind class, joining the rewritten journey in every season.
Kimberly
