The Universe continues to teach me lessons in the most interesting and unexpected ways, including through the gift of a Christmas angel.

Eight years ago, my parents gave me the Christmas angel that they’d had since their very first Christmas together over 70 years ago.

A few years ago, I remember taking her out of the box to put her on the tree and noticed she had lost all her hair and was bald, her hand had fallen off, her wings were cracked, and her paint was chipped.

Seeing her in this state, my first impulse was to go to the craft store and buy something to make a wig so she would look prettier. I would essentially give her an upgrade; restore her to her original beauty.

But before I could get there, something stopped me. My inner voice said, “She doesn’t need a wig. She is beautiful exactly as she is. Why do I need to change her in any way?”

This was profound. Not only did it apply to my angel but to myself and any thoughts that had me believing that I needed to change something about myself to be “enough”.

That’s what it came down to.

We have been programmed in some way shape or form, that we need this or that to be enough, to feel whole or complete. We should or shouldn’t…feel/act/speak/be…this way.

But is this really true? Or is it a belief pattern we follow blindly?

This month my beautiful angel is 73 years old.

And once again I am graced by her presence, beauty, and wisdom. She gently reminds me that she is enough, and I am enough.

The holiday season can sometimes add pressure to be or feel a certain way.

What if, we allowed ourselves to be and feel exactly as we are?

Just like my angel, we are all beautiful in our unique way. As Brene Brown says, “We are perfectly imperfect.”

So, I invite you to honour yourself, exactly as you are, where you are, and who you are.

Take this time to pause, breathe, and create space for the truth and light in your soul to shine forth.

With love,

Diane