Being Early

Dear Reader,

Being early is a relative thing. It seems like more and more people are ready for Christmas before Thanksgiving. I’m not one of those people. With a German mom, the Christmas tree didn’t go up until Christmas Eve. And then we didn’t get to see it lit up until after the Christmas Eve service at Church. Even then, we had to go wait upstairs while my parents lit all the candles on the tree, and turned on the musical Christmas tree stand that also rotated the tree. We waited impatiently until we heard a little bell. After that we had to sing a Christmas carol – maybe it was Silent Night. Not such a good idea, because most of us couldn’t carry a tune.

Nonetheless, the anticipation was exciting, and the tree was always beautiful. This year, our tree went up early—early as in a week before Christmas Eve. No lit candles, but pairs of small red candles hung from the branches as a nod to my heritage. The star at the top was hand knit twinkle lights, because I like to make stuff.

No matter what else we do to celebrate the season, one of the most delightful parts for me is staring at the lights on the tree after I’m done with almost everything else for the day. First thing in the morning, too—before I even make my coffee. I’m glad I was “early” this year.

Whatever you celebrate during this season, may it bring you much pleasure, peace and joy.

We’ll have one more Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement classs this year. Classes will resume on Tuesday, January 9, 2024.

If you like to plan early, mark your calendars for Saturday afternoon, February 3. I’ll be teaching a Felt Hearts workshop at the Jung Center of Houston. Also at the Jung Center, we’re offering a Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement mini-retreat on Saturday afternoon, March 16. We’ll post more details next year.

As usual, if you’d like to work with me privately—Feldenkrais, coaching, or felt making—you can reply to this email or Book an Appointment and we’ll set something up.

Happy holidays, y’all!