The Tenth Day of Christmas

So, these next ten posts will be a continuation of Christmas 2024, which actually carries through until the Epiphany on January 6, 2025. It is about hope during the holidays. Yesterday, I dove deep into an email from Rainn Wilson (played Dwight on the office). He is also an author of "Soul Boom". His podcast this week featured Keila Shaheen on Shadow Work "Healing isn’t an end point; it’s a process." I was fascinated by the words Shadow work. And this quote hit me as I felt this year we truley never heal, it is always on the horizon. We are always looking towards it with hope. I listened for an hour. And, was blown away. Her story on self publishing a journal and having it sell 700,000 copies was a complete and total miracle. Seems like an impossible feat to me. Especially, when she found she needed help to fill the orders. The company could make 500 books a day. And, through her tik tok store and some influencers she was selling 10,000 books a day. It is no surprise she published a new book "The Lucky Girl Journal". The biggest surprise she is only 25. So, my biggest hope in life is looking at these young authors. And, my children and thier friends are doing some amazing things. And, are dealing with problems and health issues, young people didn't deal with before. Keila Shaheen's take on healing is through writing. And, obviously I feel the same way. I hand wrote most of my advent journal. But, I was happy to focus on the ornaments of my tree this year, music, quotes, helpful and hopeful stories through my blog. Quote of the Day: “The difference between a good life and a bad life is how well you walk through the fire.” Carl Yung (She referenced his words a lot) Song of the Day: Gild the Lily by Billy Strings. He is another young soul I admire (age 32)