It’s Christmas day and my family and I are all snuggled in our comfy chairs eating a gourmet Christmas breakfast, made by my niece! We even had strawberry cremosas. YUM!

 

strawberry cremosa

 

 

I’m so happy to have such a beautiful, wonderful family. We even have a new addition this year; Nala! Tinkerbell now has a sister!

They wish you a very Merry Christmas!

puppies at Christmas

 

 

This Christmas has been different for me than previous ones.

It seems that I usually expect the day itself to bring happiness and then find disappointment when it doesn’t.

This year, I’ve really come to a place where I love myself and get up each morning and look in the mirror and speak positive affirmations and ask that I be a joy to others on this day.

When you really learn to love and adore yourself (every PART of yourself, inside and out) and know that you are LOVE wrapped in physical form, everything else falls into place.

You suddenly love and accept others so much more. You feel a peace you didn’t have before… because instead of constantly worrying, or feeling fear or having regret over the past or berating yourself for decisions, you know that you love yourself SO much that you will not allow yourself to slip into those negative feelings. They don’t serve you and in truth, are false. They’re not even reality; just constructs we have in our minds.

The only truth is that you are LOVE!

I hope you enjoy this beautiful Christmas day, whether alone or with family.

This coming year can be anything we decide… I’m so grateful for life and love and family and friends and hope and peace in my heart and joy bubbling up.

Thanks for reading and know no matter where you are, who your with or how you currently feel, life is a cornucopia of delights (even if you can’t feel it right now) and together we’re going to have an amazing new year!

Blessings to you from me….

XOXOXO ~Chandi

P.S. Appropriate for the day, I’m crocheting a red and green artsy scarf pattern! More info soon!

artsy cashmere scarf pattern