Dec. 27, 2024
Letting Go
A thoughtful exploration of the days between Christmas and New Year's, when we practice the art of releasing the old while holding onto precious memories. Olivia shares insights about how this in-between time teaches us valuable lessons about...
A thoughtful exploration of the days between Christmas and New Year's, when we practice the art of releasing the old while holding onto precious memories. Olivia shares insights about how this in-between time teaches us valuable lessons about completion and transition.
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Ah Calarucashock Media. Hi everyone, I'm Olivia, and welcome to
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today's five Minutes of Gratitude, where we're exploring that unique
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moment between holidays, that gentle pause when the Christmas rush
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is passed, but the new year hasn't quite begun, before
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we settle into this time of transition. I want to
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mention that you can experience these gratitude moments without interruption
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by following the link in our show notes. There's something
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extraordinarily special about these in between days, isn't there. The
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pressure of holiday preparations has lifted, leaving us in this
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curious lull where time feels somehow both slower and softer,
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as if the world itself is moving through. Honey, It's
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like the whole universe is taking a collective deep breath
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before moving forward into whatever comes next. Looking around my
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living room this morning, I noticed how everything feels slightly
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different after the peak of celebration is passed. The Christmas
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tree stands a bit less straight, now, dropping copper colored
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needles onto already opened presents. Like gentle rain. Cookie tins
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hold the last few treats, slightly stale but still sweet
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with memories of baking and sharing. Even the air feels different,
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quieter somehow, as if the very walls are resting after
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holding so much joy, so many conversations, so much celebration.
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These days after Christmas but before New Year's invite us
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to practice a special kind of gratitude, one that includes
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the art of letting go. Letting go of expectations that
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weren't quite met, letting go of holiday perfectionism that may
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have crept in despite our best intentions, letting go of
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old traditions that no longer serve us, making space for
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new ones to emerge, like seedlings in spring soil. I
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watched my neighbor Anna this morning, carefully wrapping her grandmother's
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ornaments to store until next year. Each piece of tissue
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paper crinkled like whispered memories as she folded it around
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delicate glass balls and hand painted stars. It's like saying
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goodbye to old friends, she told me, her hands moving
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with gentle precision, but the joy of knowing you'll see
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them again makes it easier. In her careful movements, I
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saw a beautiful lesson about how to hold both attachment
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and release. There's deep wisdom in this natural rhythm of release.
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Just as trees let go of their leaves in autumn
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without resistance or regret, we too can learn to let
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go with grace and trust. The empty boxes waiting for recycling,
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the leftovers finally finished, the decorations being carefully packed away.
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Each represents a small lesson in the art of completion,
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in the beauty of things returning to their proper places.
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My friend Sarah has developed a beautiful tradition for these
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in between days, she sits in her favorite chair, the
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cup of carefully brewed tea, and writes down everything she's
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grateful for from the past year, not just the big moments,
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but the tiny ones that might otherwise slip through memory's net.
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The way her youngest child finally learned to whistle after
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months of trying, the neighbor who always saves her parking
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spot during snowstorms. The stubborn orchid that finally bloomed after
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three years of patient care. It's like creating a map
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of joy, she says, showing all the places my heart
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has been touched. Even the weather seems to understand and
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honor this time of letting go. Today's sky is that
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peculiar shade of winter white that makes everything feel hushed
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and thoughtful, as if the world itself is taking inventory.
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The last remnants of Christmas snow are melting, returning to
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the earth drop by drop, reminding us that nothing, not
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even the most beautiful things, is meant to last forever.
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There's a kind of poetry in this slow dissolution, this
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gentle return to simplicity. I love observing how differ diferent
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people approach these transition days. Some dive immediately into cleaning
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and organizing, ready to start the new year fresh and unencumbered.
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Others move slowly, savoring the last bits of holiday magic
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like precious drops of honey on the tongue. Still, others
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use this time for reflection, sitting quietly with their thoughts
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and dreams. There's no right way to navigate this time,
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only what feels true and authentic for each of us.
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My grandfather, who had a gift for finding wisdom in
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ordinary moments, used to say that the days between Christmas
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and New Year's were like the space between breaths, necessary, peaceful,
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and full of potential. This is when the real magic happens,
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he'd tell me, in the quiet after the celebration, when
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we gather our experiences like pearls on a string, choosing
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which ones to carry forward and which to lovingly release
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more in a moment. Today's affirmation speaks to this delicate balance.
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I release with gratitude and receive with an open heart.
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Take a moment to let these words settle deeply within you,
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like snow finding its perfect resting place. Letting go doesn't
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mean forgetting or dismissing. It means creating space for what
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comes next. Honoring the natural cycle of endings and beginnings,
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like the tide that both recedes and returns, we can
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learn to trust the rhythm of release and renewal. Think
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about how these in between days offer us a unique
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opportunity to practice both holding on and letting go. We
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can hold on to the warmth of holiday memories while
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releasing the stress of preparation. We can cherish the connections
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we've strengthened while letting go of expectations that may have
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burdened us. We can appreciate what has been while opening
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our hearts to what might be. Transition days remind us
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that endings and beginnings are really just different parts of
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the same eternal dance. As we prepared across the threshold
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into a new year, we can appreciate both what we're
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leaving behind and what lies ahead. Every ending creates space
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for a new beginning, just as every winter eventually yields
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to spring. When we approach letting go with gratitude, it
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becomes less about loss and more about liberation. Every empty
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space holds the potential for something new, something wonderful, something unexpected,
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like a house after guests have departed. There's a particular
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kind of peace in the emptiness, a sense of possibility
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in the quiet. Consider what you might be ready to
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release as this year draws to a close. Perhaps its
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outgrown expectations, worn out worries, or habits that no longer
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serve your growth. Remember that letting go with grace creates
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space for new dreams to take root, new joys to blossom,
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new adventures to unfold. Let's say our affirmation together one
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more time, letting its truth resonate in our hearts. I
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release with gratitude and receive with an open heart. As
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you move through these gentle in between days, I hope
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you'll find your own perfect balance between holding on and
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letting go. May you treasure what has been while remaining
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open to what might be. May you release what no
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longer serves you while holding close the lessons and love
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you've gathered, and may you trust that in the space
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between what was and what will be, something beautiful is
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taking shape. Thank you for sharing this quiet moment of
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transition with me today. Until next time, May you find
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peace in both holding on and letting go, and may
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your heart remain open to all the possibilities that release
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can bring. This is Olivia signing off from five minutes
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of gratitude, grateful for this sacred space between what was
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and what will be.
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