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Dearest Wonderful Group -

It's almost Christmas, boy do I know it! I have two boys who cannot contain

themselves in anticipation of what Santa will bring them. Lest us not forget

they are 11 and 13 years old and this " What will Santa bring? is getting quite

old, and so are they! " . My usual repertoire is to set up a glorious Christmas

tree, seven or eight feet tall with beautiful decorations collected from

different European Christmas Markts, all decked out in such glory with red bows,

lit with fiber optics lights......tree is fake, everything else too Last year

was our first Christmas in this house, a much smaller house than the previous

one, our space is very limited. Last year, volunteering at the community's

thrift shop I bought the perfect tree to accommodate us. A sweetheart of a tree

about three feet tall. Right after Thanksgiving I brought out my precious gem,

I was so Lovingly proud! I searched the room....there was no room for it, so I

began to move things around till the

perfect spot was located. My tree, the perfect tree! When my husband and

children came to the living room they were dismayed! Where are we going to fit

all the Christmas present? They asked. THAT's is our tree???? But?? we never

had such a puny tree? I reminded them that it's not the size of the tree but

the Love we all feel in remembrance of Jesus' birth....a tree had nothing to do

with it. My smart aleck eldest exclaimed " Well its big enough for my

playstation games and gift cards! I'll take it! My youngest had a bit more

difficulties, he Loves Legos and Bionicols (I don't even know how to spell it).

The tree was just not big enough, Lego boxes are big and that little tree in

the corner was just not going to accommodate his wishes. My husband looked at

me and opened his mouth to say something...I said to him " not a word from you

too! " . I liked my tree, it had spunk! okay so it could not hold all those

precious European decorations, but who cares? It was

beautiful!

Thank goodness I set up my beautiful tree up long before Christmas, eventually

they ALL got used to it. That Christmas came and went and we were all happy

what we got from that " Santa " that everyone seems to be celebrating...so many

songs about him and movies too...I figure he must of had his Kundalini awaken!

Today, it's 4 days before Christmas, here in Germany, and my precious gem was

no where to be found! They searched the attic, basement, garage...where's " our "

tree? they asked!

There are some who IF they wished to have a Christmas tree they would not be

able to buy one, or have the room to house it. There are some of us who live in

dire needs yet they give us all they have, all of what they are! There are

some, who reach into our hearts with the ultimate Love and I sense there's

nothing out there that I could give but to Love them even more, give even more

of what I am given, or of what I have become, and surrender to that Love, the

ultimate Love and all along feel really really humble. There are some Jesuses in

our lives.

I don't feel I need to apologize for the way I feel about Christmas trees. I,

being born in Spain there was no such thing so lovingly celebrated. I am

ashamed of myself to have done it in the past few years, going along with the

crowded crowd. Yes they are pretty, they are fun to decorate, great

tradition...but is that really the Christmas Spirit? I keep hearing people say

to me " We decorated the Christmas tree today, it really brought the Christmas

Spirit home " WHAT????? My neighbours came to visit and shockingly asked

" Where's your tree? " I bought mine today, very very big and very nice tree.

What a measure of the Spirit!

Yes, Christmas is nearing, my precious tree is hiding perhaps to teach us a

lesson, and I welcome it. I am being asked again.... " Is it the garage but we

just don't see it? "

I shall have a Merry Christ-mas, with no Santa in my heart, no tree and that's

okay with me! I am Lovingly rejoicing my Kundalini in me, and the receipt of

such an amazing blessing, I am reminded everyday,every minute and with my every

breath...I am blessed.

I Love with Christ-mas all-ways! It celebrates the person that's really is

always in you and in me and All there IS.

All my Love to all of you,and Loving Christ-mas to come.......

Merry Christmas to you and Shaktipat too!

All my Love to all of you, for evermore.

Becky

 

 

 

 

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