I am looking at how I can experience Christmas in a new way that allows me to be connected with my Heart. If I break the word Christmas into two words I get Christ Mass. So as I explore this train of thought further what I am lead to intuitively is to the realization that Christmas can be celebrated as the Mass of Christ. So I looked up Mass and what it meant in Wikipedia and got this:
“In physical science, mass is the amount of matter in a chemical substance. In everyday usage, mass is commonly confused with weight. But, in physics and engineering, weight means the strength of the gravitational pull on the object; that is, how heavy it is, measured in units of newtons. In everyday situations, the weight of an object is proportional to its mass, which usually makes it unproblematic to use the same word for both concepts. However, the distinction between mass and weight becomes important for measurements with a precision better than a few percent (due to slight differences in the strength of the Earth's gravitational field at different places), and for places far from the surface of the Earth, such as in space or on other planets.” Wikipedia
You have the word Christ and for me it has always meant consciousness. That Christ is in all of us and that it is a non-physical energy. Christ is supreme Love free from duality. Christ for me is the Breath of God. The ever present Eternal I Am.
Forgive me for going about things in round about way but it will all make sense shortly.
So I can experience Christmas in a mechanical way, in habitual way, without awareness, without a connection to my Heart. I do also have the choice to see things differently and act differently. I have the choice to experience and to celebrate the Manifestation of Christ/ Consciousness/ Love with others. That Christmas is the expression of the non-physical expressed through the physical(Mass). Knowing this this I can realize that giving presents is fun, good and pleasurable, but it is the Gift of PRESENCE that I have the opportunity to offer to others and also be open to receive. What is very important for me right now in my life is how I can invite the Sacred into all areas of my life. When I am in touch with the Sacred than my life has a magic to it that is liberating, not only to me but also others. What I love about people that interested in this kind of 'work' is that we wish to share and experience the Light in our life. To break a habit it is an invitation to acknowledge that one has free-will and the opportunity to experience it.
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