This month is particularly challenging because of our traditions regarding the foods we need on our table. By this time, I already had the meats for hallacas in the freezer, along with olives, capers, raisins—whatever I could store. I'm leaving other things for later, as the date approaches, since I only have capers. And the cakes and sweets that are customary these days.
It's enough to make you waver, but I've been practicing abundance, putting it into practice. I'm looking inward, not letting myself be trapped by the current environment that attacks us in one way or another, nor am I turning my back on what's happening. I firmly believe that we are abundant beings; one way or another, without even realizing it, we manage to find the resources to have, if not the usual, then at least share with love, peace, and tranquility. We do adjust, yes, and that's where the problem lies. Sometimes we struggle with that adjustment, although step by step I've tried to maintain a decent diet. I don't compare myself to others because everyone decides what adjustment means or what is necessary for them.
Joy comes from the heart; that's where we should remain, not just this month, but every month of the year. That feeling—being calm, trusting, seeing the beauty in everything around us—because Christmas is about remembering the story of the Christ Child who was sent to bring messages and save us, recalling the verse John 3:16… “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” This is within the context of each person's beliefs and their way of perceiving it.
I will continue to be happy, grateful for every penny I receive from the various activities I undertake to increase my income, to continue trusting, and to adjust as I've been expressing in previous paragraphs. We cannot stop, we cannot sit and cry or lament. The global crypto financial system is plummeting, and we cannot control that.
I'm sure I won't stop smiling, doing the things that make me feel so good, participating in exchanges where I can use my limited manual skills to share, and being present in them. Staying home? No way! The groups I participate in are part of my daily life, and we deserve to share in a beautiful way, according to what each of us can contribute.
At home, my husband and I will continue creating in the kitchen with simple, low-ingredient meals, seeing how food multiplies, keeping in mind the phrase: what's important is sharing, being grateful, and nurturing the joy in our hearts. We'll feel the divine energy in the air.
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