🎄 You Are a Gift
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Seasons Greetings, Dohnuts! This Christmas Eve letter is inspired by George Starbuck’s “Sonnet in the Shape of a Potted Christmas Tree.” Wishing you and your loved ones the happiest, sprinkliest holidays this week and next, whatever you celebrate.1 ✨ This is best viewed on desktop or iPad; if you’re on your phone, click here »
You
are a
gift. Your
work is a gift.
We need your art.
The world needs your gifts.
Your creative expression is a gift.
We need your flaws, insecurities, uncertainties.
No—we crave your flaws, insecurities, and uncertainties.
Your witnessing is a gift. Your authentic expression is a gift.
Your clear seeing is a gift. Your deep listening is a gift. Your presence.
Your singing, dancing, painting, crafting, sewing, baking, making, joke-cracking.
If there are secret ideas stored up in the attic of your mind or in the chambers of your heart,
bring them forth. Whether met with silence, criticism, or confetti-filled fanfare, at least
they will meet fresh air, finally exposed to possibility and synchronicity.
Write yourself the permission slip. What if fear makes you stronger? Be the wounded healer.
As Petra says, the world needs your imperfect voice more than your perfect silence.
The world doesn’t need more polished, shallow performance. The world needs you, as you are.
What if your uncertainty contains the very medicine we need?
We want to hear from you. We need to hear from you. You need to hear from you.
Do the thing.
Today.
Tomorrow.
The next.
Forever.
🎀 🎀
Keep going. 51/49. Keep going. 51/49.
Keep showing up. Keep showing up.
Keep coming back. Keep coming back.
Keep hitting publish. Keep hitting publish. Keep hitting publish. Keep hitting publish.
We are here. We are listening. We are waiting for the divine gift that only you can create.
❤️🎁🎄🍩
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Lovely tree poem!
Si beautifully written. Thank you.