“Togetherness changes shape when life changes everyone inside it.
Holidays rarely stay the same forever.
People grow, shift, return, leave, rebuild, repair, or unravel.
Sometimes the table expands, and sometimes it contracts.
And sometimes, the meaning of “being together” evolves into something quieter, smaller, or entirely different.
There is no failure in this.
Just the natural reshaping of family as life stretches everyone differently.
When togetherness changes, it doesn’t mean love is gone, only that love is learning a new language.
Together isn’t lost,
it’s just becoming
something we haven’t named yet.
Gentle Practice:
Name one thing that has changed, and one thing that hasn’t.
Let both have their place.
-Kerri-Elizabeth-
Tomorrow, we explore the heart of the host, the one who tries to hold everyone without losing themselves.
SONSHINE FOR YOU 
The ebb and flow of love! Nice!
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Quietly true.Love stays, even as shapes change.
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I related to this through grief. Everything changed when my son died. And now that my parents are gone, holidays are very different. I love my new traditions, and I celebrate my beautiful present and all the memories I carry in my heart.
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The text conveys that celebrations and family change over time, but that doesn’t mean love disappears. It teaches us to accept transformation and to value both what changes and what remains, recognizing new ways of being together.
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Thank you Fri stopping in to read and reflect I hope your holidays are filled with inner peace and love.💕.
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