Hey Woofa’s,

Merry Christmas everyone!

All the hustle and bustle is over and the day has finally arrived.

You can breathe and take a moment.

Many people have been telling me recently how unusually tired they are (including myself).

It makes sense it’s the end of the year etc, but this feels different!

A customer of mine who I was having this conversation with shared something with me, that I’d like to share with you.

It sums up why some of us are feeling unusually tired this year.

THE SOUL JOURNEY WITH SARAH MOUSSA!

A gentle reminder about why you are utterly exhausted…..

No one I know began this year on a full tank.  Given the vicious onslaught of the previous two years (let’s just call it what it was) most of us dragged ourselves across the finish line of 2021….frazzled, spent, running on aged adrenaline fumes…

We crawled into 2022 still carrying shock, trauma, grief, heaviness, disbelief… The memories of a surreal existence.

And then it began.  The fastest hurricane year we could ever have imagined.  Whether we have consciously processes it or not, this has been a year of more pressure, more stress, and a race to ‘catch up’ in all departments.  Every. Single. One. Work, school, sports, relationships, life!

Though not intentionally aware, perhaps hopeful that the busier we are, the more readily we will forget, the more easily we will undo the emotional tangle, the the more permanently we will wipe away the scarring wounds.

We can’t!

And attempts to re-create some semblance of ‘normal’ on steroids while disregarding that for almost two years our sympathetic nervous systems were on full alert, has left our collective mental health in tatters.  Our children and teens are not exempt.  The natural byproduct of fighting a hurricane is complete and utter exhaustion.

So before you begin questioning the absolutely depleted and wrung out state you are in.  Pause. Breathe. and remind yourself of what you have overcome.

Despite it all, you’re still going.  (Even on the days you stumble and find yourself face down in a pile of dirt).

Understanding brings compassion.

Most of the world’s citizens are in need of a little extra Tender Loving Care at the moment.  Most are  donning invisible ‘Handle With Care’ posters around their necks, and ‘Fragile’ tattoos on their bodies.

Instead of racing to the finish line this year, tread gently, go slowly.

Amidst the chaos, find small pockets of silence.  Find compassion.  Allow the healing.  And most of all Be kind.

There’s no human being on earth who couldn’t use just a little bit more of the healing salve of kindness.

Naomi Holdt – Psychologis and Speaker

Raising Vibrations

WHAT DOES ALL THIS MEAN?

Be kind and patient with yourself and your dog, you deserve it!

Whatever you’re doing today may you (your family) and your dog be happy, healthy, safe and remember to have fun!

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM OUR FAMILY TO YOURS!

IN THE COMMENTS BELOW – BILLY WOULD LIKE TO KNOW – HOW YOU’RE SPENDING Christmas Day?