There’s something about the holidays that makes everything extra special- the traditions we wait all year long for, the warmth our souls feel that only this season can bring, the peace of knowing that even if the past year didn’t go as planned, the promise of a new year is on the horizon. And if we slow down long enough to listen to what our hearts want, magic unfolds.
Take the time to embrace the magic of this season by letting your imagination carry you to your heart’s desires. Make 12 wishes, one for each day of Yule/ Christmas.
This is something I do every year starting on the Winter Solstice. When I was too scared to speak my dreams out loud, I decided to write my wishes down. Dreams I thought were too big for me, things I didn’t feel good enough for, wishes I thought were too frivolous- I wrote them down to get used to the idea of believing that things can and will work out.
HOLIDAY WISHES
On each day for twelve days, write down one wish with pen and paper. Just before you write it, close your eyes and place one hand on your heart. Imagine your life with your wishes granted. Don’t just let yourself believe that you can have that life, know that life is yours.
Write down the things your heart yearns for, no matter how many times you try talking yourself out of it. Don’t save your wishes for something bigger and better because you don’t know if you should trust what you feel. You can trust those nudges. And don’t put them off for one day because one day is today. The things you want are in your heart for a reason. So let the Universe hear what your heart wants.
Create a sacred ritual out of this. Warm up with a cup of tea or hot chocolate. Get comfy. Light a candle. Sit with yourself. Listen to the whispers.
On the twelfth day, safely burn your wishes to symbolize your trust that everything you want is yours, and to seal the wishes. Express gratitude for everything you have along with all of the manifestations making their way to you.
Don’t just make your wishes and be done with it. Let them be your guiding light so they can carry you when things aren’t going as you hoped they would, when doubt starts to creep in, when you’re feeling down and out, when your patience is being tested. You want to embody the version of yourself and the life you want as if your wishes have already been granted.
As you wake up each day, feel your wishes as if they’ve already been granted. Before you go to sleep each night, feel them already manifested so you can sleep peacefully.
Let this be the season you take chances on yourself instead of waiting for chance to change your reality. Believe in the magic of the holidays and yourself.
I’ll see you soon…in the meantime, love yourself so much that even a Hallmark Christmas movie would be jealous.
