Tropical Water Lily Sending You Light and
Beauty for the Holidays and Beyond
Hi .
Happy Easter, Passover, or any other Holiday you might be celebrating this week. In addition to its
being a celebratory time for huge numbers of people, holidays often bring up feelings of sadness and loneliness/aloneness for many other people.
It is my intention with this email to invite each of you to take time to acknowledge and CELEBRATE yourself…no matter which of the above categories describe your state right now.
If you’re having any kind of challenge with finding one or more things to celebrate, I would be honored to gift you a 20 minute conversation, on Zoom or the phone, to unwrap at least one celebratory trait within you and/or your world.
If interested in having that conversation with me, simply Reply to this email or Tap/Click on REPLY. Add “Celebrating Self Chat” to the Subject line. I will then send you a link to my calendar.
In any case, chat request or not, as you read on consider past memories as well as those in current times:
• a positive behavior
• a connection/person you nurture or have in the past.
• a
connection who values you and your contribution to him or her.
• way(s) you are creative
• and/or … fill in the blanks.
You might consider writing a letter to yourself:
Dear [your name],
I celebrate/acknowledge your….
Lastly, I invite you, if it fits, to go back into your past to connect with, and acknowledge, someone with whom you’ve not been in touch for several or more years. It will likely make a difference for them and for you.
My experience leading into these suggestions:
A few hours before Passover started on Wednesday I received a text message from a non-Jewish virtual friend, and former client,
many years ago.
She, from California, was remembering a Seder she and another virtual friend from Virginia attended at my home in Florida 16 or more years ago. The last connection we had was a very brief one on LinkedIn a couple of years ago.
In our current text-versation she acknowledged me in several ways, bringing tears to my eyes. Her act had me then reach out to another friend whom I remembered had attended a Seder in our home in NJ, 21 or more years ago. It’s been years since we’ve connected AND I found and sent her a message on LinkedIn this weekend.
Both of these situations and memories made a huge difference for me in being with the holiday.
If you take any of the above suggestions on, I’d love to hear from you in a Reply to this email or in comments on the blog post - https://treasureyourlifenow.com/holidays-celebration-and-loneliness/.
Most appreciatively for your being, and thus making a difference, in my life.
Sheila Finkelstein
https://TechnologyforSeniorsMadeEasy.com
https://TreasureYourLifeNow.com
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PS - Reminder - If you're interested in having a conversation with me to unwrap at least one trait you can celebrate, Tap/Click on reply to this email, with “Celebrating Self Chat” in the Subject line. I will then send you a link to my calendar.
PSS - I'm currently developing a program for family member
caregivers, to help them stay present to love and experience relief from one or more of the following emotions: fear, denial, sadness, anger, tension, frustration...and to eliminate future regrets...also to capture memories before it’s too late.
I will be teaching and supporting the caregivers in using the creative methods I practiced myself in handling the various emotions I experienced while caring
for my beloved Sam, who died 15+ years ago.
I will be using Zoom as the tool for connecting, communicating and forming a support community for those who would find it helpful.
If you, or anyone
you know might be open to a conversation, no selling, as I research what would be most helpful to you, or them, I would appreciate your, or their, going to my calendar to find a convenient time to connect. Simply tap/click on CALENDAR.
Please Reply to this email, if you have any questions.
Again, thank you for being in my life.
Sheila