“When old places and gatherings close, the heart does not have to close with it.”

You may not sit at the table you once knew.
But that doesn’t mean you are without a place.
Belonging can be rediscovered in surprising forms,
in a quiet morning with someone who loves you,
in a friend who says “come over,”
in a walk by the lake,
in a new ritual that feels more like freedom than loss.

When belonging shifts, it asks you to shift too.
To create, not cling.
To build, not beg.
To make room for the life that is becoming yours now.

Belonging is not a location,
it’s a light you learn
to carry in you.

Gentle Practice:
Choose one new ritual for Christmas Eve or Christmas Day.
Let it be something small but meaningful.

-Kerri-Elizabeth-
Tomorrow, we look at the courage to make Christmas different without sadness sitting at a new table.