“Christmas Rules” Blog #151
“Can I ask myself a new healthy question today”
Is my mind calm and relaxed regardless of what’s out there?
Do I push away depression when it appears suddenly?
We are days away from a most holy and revered time of the year - Christmas.
There is only one reason for Christmas - The birth of God’s only Son. HE was a man who
walked among us and truly lived his life by example. What example am I talking about?
LOVE. To love one another as each of us would want to be loved. How many people out
there do not feel loved? This is the key to life and living life feeling loved. I feel HIS love
embracing me now. Looking back on my own life, I realize I felt scared all the time, I did not
feel loved. I was raised in an abusive, alcoholic selfish family. There were no rules.
Ironically, because I was able to visit my grandpas’ house often, I was able to gleam a
different, healthier, more loving side of life. However, as I grew up, I buried away my
resentment for the family who treated me so indifferently. When parents are absorbed
with their own addictions, children grow up “on the outside looking in”. All I ever wanted to
do was make money “so I wouldn’t have to live like that!” Yet, never did I look inside me at
my own lessons. That is not until the universe sent me a powerful message with such loss
in my life - it got my attention big time. I HAD to start searching. Instantly, I felt differently. I
believe “Hope is healing”. What do I mean by this? Hope brings in something better.
Hope for a healthier way to view my life. Hope believes things really can get better.
Jesus Christ is all of those things.
When I realized this person came to earth and grew into a man who knew all the while
what his own destiny was, it was astounding to me. Most of all I accept how difficult just
maneuvering each day is. Imagine having the power to overcome any adversity, bring
miracle upon miracle into someones life, and change darkness into light. Imagine
spending three years day and night, walking and talking with his twelve disciples, only to
have them turn their back on him! Only to have all the good, all healing, all the miracles
proving who he was - DENIED! All the while people were turning against Jesus , he could
have called a legion of angels to save him from anything. Yet, he refused to use his
divinity, instead he chose to remain human to the core. This is my definition of LOVE
personified at its GREATEST for Mankind.
Christmas Day was when Jesus was born, Kings traveled far and wide to bring him
Frankincense, Gold and Myrrh. They were told a “Holy King” far greater then each of them
had been born and was waiting in a manger. It has always puzzled me to hear people
deny Jesus lived when they accept all the other Roman Rulers and famous people who
lived exactly during this time period!
Christmas Day is the Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ who lived every day with internal
Rules and purposeful Intent. I choose to follow HIS rules. HIS number one rule -
“Love God with all my heart and all my soul and all my mind.”
The next rule is to .love my neighbor as myself. If I cannot be around someone because
of their toxic behavior, I can pray for them from a distance. No one can fix another person
I accept this. Christmas Rule number three: “I let go and let God”
I let go of anger and pray to learn something new each day to improve myself. These
Beautiful Christmas Rules help me to walk in light each day. Walking in The Christ Light, I
learn to ignore the darkness. One day I heard a teacher explain the way boundaries and
rules work. She described an experiment in which teachers removed from a school
playground all of its fences, leaving the playground open. At the end of the playground
field was the street, and traffic whizzed by day after day. The school principal took notes
and watched in awe as the children were set “free” to do as they wished. All of them
congregated around a small area and did not venture into the open field. When the
playground fence was put back up, the children ran freely and creatively, coming up with
new games that took up the entire playground area.
Everyone needs Christmas Rules. When we have rules in our lives, our life runs smoothly.
When I wake up in the morning and tell myself I am not going to listen to a negative
person. I am not going to listen to dark music. I am not going to go on my phone or
computer or iPad and search up Tiktok, or Snap or FaceTime just to spend idle, dark hours
in tempting moments of illusionary fun. My life is too valuable. My time is precious. My
days are filled with rules that allow me to learn to love myself more.
Now I understand the people I bring into my life are those people who I will learn valuable
lessons from - am I ready? I will write down today Christmas Rules helping my life run
better. Rules bring in balance. I am in charge of me and I accept My Body is the Temple
of God. I will not abuse my body in any way. My mind is centered in truth. Therefore I feel
loved by Jesus Christ who was born on Christmas Day.
The Christmas Rules are actually all wrapped up into one: For Jesus replied,
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind
AND love your neighbor as yourself”. No more fear, for HE is here!
.Can I write a list of Christmas Rules for myself now?
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