IN THIS ISSUE

• Carolyn's Comments: Family Photo
• Upcoming Events
• Featured Article: Lessons from a Puzzle
  
• Carolyn Recommends: Jacob T. Marley
  
• Closing Thoughts

This is my family, and on behalf of all of us we want to wish you a Happy Holiday Season and an inspiring 2012!

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Last month our featured article was about gratitude, with a challenge to keep a gratitude journal each day for the next 2 months (to read it go here). How are you doing on that? If you've done it for years, good for you! You already know how potent the energy of gratitude is. If you have just begun at the urging of my last newsletter, great job, keep it up! I'm sure you are experiencing positive changes in your life! If you haven't yet begun, do it today, and again tomorrow, and the next day. Being aware and writing down things that you are grateful for is a wonderful habit to get into!

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One of my favorite holiday traditions is piecing together jigsaw puzzles! From Thanksgiving until around the first week in Jan, my dad always had an extra table setup with a jigsaw puzzle on it. I have carried on this tradition in my own family. Although my "tidy" husband doesn't like having my puzzle-table in the middle of our library (visible from the front door), he is learning what an asset it can be for a family. It is not often that teenage sons will hang out with their mother for over an hour and just talk, but with a great puzzle, it is a common occurrence in our home. As we work together trying to find the right pieces for the right places, we can talk about all sorts of things going on in their lives that they may not have otherwise shared with me. Or we can just enjoy being together with no pressure to talk at all. It's also great for a marriage. It gives us a chance to sit down in the evening, put on some great music, and talk and relax with no TV! Also, when friends or neighbors come over for a short visit, it's fun for them to find a few pieces while they are there. In fact, this is such a good thing, I am seriously considering keeping my puzzle table up year round!

I suggest getting at least a 1,000-piece puzzle. Depending on the difficulty, and how often we sit down to play with it, we can go through several puzzles during the holiday season. (Of course young children can have their own kid's puzzle nearby). I must admit, puzzle making is a bit addicting for me. Once I sit down and get into it, I have a hard time leaving the table to get other things done. After all, I am the "Puzzlemiester!"

My kids tease me about finding metaphors for life in any situation. (If you've taken a Tai Chi class from me, you know that I love finding life-lessons in the movements). The nature of putting a puzzle together incorporates SO many metaphors for life, I just had to write a list, so here it is:

~Everything I need to know I learned from a jigsaw puzzle~

Slow down

Take your time

Don't force things into place

Look closely to see what shape things are really in

Trust your intuition

Share your joy with friends

Breathe

You must stand back to see the big picture

Have patience

Follow good examples (picture on box)

Keep track of all your parts

Allow others to help you

Its easier to see solutions with a fresh pair of eyes

Things are not always what they seem

Sometimes you just need to walk away

Often, the piece you are seeking is right in front of you but your perception is off.

and finally...

Sometimes you search for a long time finding only what doesn't fit, then the insight comes, allowing you to connect many pieces at once!

I love when that last one happens!

Get yourself a puzzle and enjoy the season!

Looking for a great Christmas-time read? This is a new book by R. William Bennett that rewinds Dickens "A Christmas Carol" and focuses the spotlight on Scrooge’s miserly business partner, Jacob T. Marley, who was allowed to return as a ghost to warn Scrooge away from his ill-fated path.

I love how this story teaches of choices, consequences, and of the power of accountability.

And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow,

stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so?

It came without ribbons. It came without tags.

It came without packages, boxes or bags.

And he puzzled and puzzled 'till his puzzler was sore.

Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before.

What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store.

What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more?

~Dr Seuss

Merry Christmas and may God bless you throughout 2012!

Carolyn 

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