Month: December 2025

“Gentle-Gift Traditions”

Posted on by Kerri Elizabeth

“Meaning is felt, not purchased.”

There are countless ways to gift without overwhelming your heart or your bank account. Shared games, financial limits, gratitude jars, memory exchanges, handmade items, or even gifting time, these all build connection without pressure. Not every present needs a bow; some gifts are moments.

People often remember how they felt with you far more than what you handed them. So give warmth, presence, humor, wisdom, simplicity. Give what comes from your hands or heart, not what comes from pressure.

The smallest gifts
leave the deepest imprint,
kindness echoes longer
than wrapping paper.

Gentle practice:
Choose one new gentle tradition to add this year.
Keep it simple, meaningful, human.

-Kerri-Elizabeth-

Tomorrow I’ll speak to those navigating fractured families and choosing alternative celebrations.

“The December Pressure”

Posted on by Kerri Elizabeth

“You don’t owe the season more than you can give.”

December carries its own weight, money, expectations, traditions, invitations, planned gatherings, unplanned emotions. Many feel the pressure to perform joy, even when their heart is tired or their wallet is stretched thin. You are not obligated to carry the holiday in your hands.

Let your generosity be honest, not pressured. Let your giving be simple, not forced. You do not need to match anyone else’s pace or decorating or spending or plans. You are allowed to celebrate gently, authentically, sustainably.

Give what you can,
not what breaks you.
Joy grows best
where truth is allowed.

Gentle practice:
Set a December budget, emotional, financial, and energetic.
Honor it like a promise to yourself.

-Kerri-Elizabeth-
Tomorrow, we’ll talk about gentle, gift traditions that feel meaningful rather than overwhelming.