Keeping the Holiday Spirit Alive Throughout the Year

Did you ever notice that people tend to get nice and mushy over the holidays? That they made a special effort to help someone they might have otherwise ignored. That the local newspaper or radio ran a charity campaign in December and many people gave to charity who otherwise doesn’t give.

These are all great things - as every good and positive acts helps fix the world - but the key, and I am writing this is BIG letters is to "TAKE THE ENERGY WITH YOU THROUGHOUT THE YEAR." We all have the opportunity to take the positive actions we took during the holidays and incorporate them into our daily lives. Then - and only then - have we taken the energy and have made ourselves better people.

So if you gave some charity, great - but make an effort to give some each month - I guarantee you will feel great.

If you made special efforts to help people - keep looking out for these opportunities. Yes they are opportunities, not burdens. Nothing happens by mistake. If you see an opportunity to help, it was there for you to see...and to ACT.

If you spent more time with your family, make a habit of it. If you controlled some bad habits (or addictions), be proud of yourselves and take this energy to continue it.

If you felt more spiritually connected, don’t lose the connection just because New Years has passed. Grow it.

Why don’t we consider the holiday season a fun and friendly wake-up call to act the way we want to act, and the way we know we can.