![]() ~ Photos from Colonial Williamsburg and the Bruton Parish churchyard ~ “Let the peace of this day be here tomorrow when I wake up.”. Peace is, I think, the manifestation of human compassion.” Peace is not just mere absence of violence. ~ “World peace must develop from inner peace. We need only to be awake, alive in the present moment.”. The question is whether or not we are in touch with it. Every breath we take, every step we take, can be filled with peace, joy, and serenity. ~ “Peace is present right here and now, in ourselves and in everything we do and see. ~ “Can you look without the voice in your head commenting, drawing conclusions, comparing, or trying to figure something out?”. ![]() The energy of happiness exists in living today with roots sunk firmly in reality’s soil.”. ~ “Leave behind the passive dreaming of a rose-tinted future. ~ “Until he extends the circle of his compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace.” ~ “My country is the world, and my religion is to do good.”. It is a little parenthesis in eternity.”. We have stopped for a moment to encounter each other, to meet, to love, to share. ~ “We are travelers on a cosmic journey, stardust, swirling and dancing in the eddies and whirlpools of infinity. You can chose to be stressed or you can choose to let the small stuff go and be peaceful this Holiday season. ~ “December is full of the beauty of Light and love we can bring into our life. ~ “Take the time to celebrate stillness and silence and see the joy that the world can bring, simply.”. May you be with those you love, and may your greatest gift this year be a heart filled with happiness. ![]() On this Christmas eve, I wish you and yours the merriest of Yule celebrations tonight. We enjoyed the wreathes as we walked through CW earlier this week, and I hope you enjoy these few photos I captured. Once again this year, Colonial Williamsburg is dressed in its Christmas finery, wreathes upon most doors.Īlthough Christmas was barely celebrated in the colonial era, and ran more to parties and church services than to elaborate decorations or shopping, visitors find beautiful della robia wreathes and other decorations made of evergreens, fruits, nuts, pods, berries, flowers and twigs throughout the Colonial part of town. One of those ancient symbols is the evergreen wreath. However practical, whimsical or existential our wishes may be, we dare to believe they will be granted on this magical night.Ĭhristmas, as we know it, is a relatively ‘new’ holiday built on ancient customs and symbols. As the year winds down towards its close, we hope our dearest wishes will be fulfilled in a sparkling starry magical way that gifts us with wonders we have not earned, and perhaps can never explain. Re-tell familiar mystery stories.Ĭhristmas eve celebrates the great mysteries of our lives and loves. We light candles, make music, prepare our family recipes. Like our own birthday or wedding anniversary, Christmas eve is one of those still points on the wheel of the year where we pause and remember.Ĭhristmas eve invites, and perhaps demands, that we observe the rituals learned from our parents, adopted from our friends inherited from the literature of our evolving lives. Vineet Raj KapoorĬhristmas eve invites nostalgia from the most contemporary and practical among us. ~ ~ “All you need to enjoy this world is imagination, not money”. Tradition is a good gift intended to guard the best gifts.”. Time is such an elusive thing that if we keep on meaning to do something interesting, but never do it, year would follow year with no special thoughtfulness being expressed in making gifts, surprises, charming table settings, and familiar food. ~ “There is something about saying, ‘We always do this,’ which helps keep the years together.
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