Real Life Updates

“Even the fear of death is nothing compared to the fear of not having
lived authentically and fully.”
— Frances Moore Lappe, O Magazine, May 2004

At this time of year, we are making more efforts than at any other time
of year to make contact with friends and family. One way of doing this
is through Christmas letters and cards. I love to receive updates from
long-distance relatives and friends because it makes the distance
between us seem shorter.

My sister-in-law is particularly good at writing her letters every year
and what I love most about her letters is that they are real. She tells
it how it really was — tough times and good times. She doesn’t go into
the really messy details of her life, but I know that everyday can’t be
perfect. We all have our difficult moments, but we also make it through
to see much better days as well.

So try to keep your updates as real as possible, too. As Sarah ban
Breathnach reminds us in Simple Abundance, “Just remember that your
family and friends don’t live edited lives. You needn’t either.”

HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL!!