This week, we are celebrating family.
Like most of us, my experience with the people who raised me has changed dramatically over time. They were my entire world until I was ready for a new one and even though I moved on, I never moved away. When I did move away, I kept moving further and further away until any move would bring me geographically closer. It wasn’t then I began looking at family a little differently.
Long haul trips became fewer as I gained a new sense of home for the holidays.
In this season filled with family cliches, it is helpful to remember that some of us struggle more than others with knowing what to expect from our family and sometimes the situation is unhealthy at best and can be toxic or even dangerous.
In leaving home to create home, we discover the importance of relationships.
Even when distance isn’t an issue, our family of choice becomes our support system as we nurture new friendships, share ourselves and learn how to trust each other and how to be honest and open and vulnerable. This family transcends the Christmas shopping list.
This is the time of year we reach out to those who are there for us all ways.
It is also the season for sharing our good fortune with others in our community.
I invite you to connect with our family and Celebrate Community with us on Thursday evening. The invitations went out late and many are already committed for the evening, but we will be there to share the love in an intimate gathering.
We are heading into the silly season when shopping, eating and drinking can leave us a little impatient. It is the perfect time to reconsider our holiday traditions, rethink the shopping list, purchase less plastic and give our presence with our presents.
How will you celebrate family in the weeks ahead?
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Events in our community this week
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5 International Volunteer Day
5 (11am-2pm) Healthy Dehydrated Snacks Workshop | Lantau Mama
7 (10am-8pm) SOL pause Open Day | SOL pause
8 (7-9pm) Celebrating Community | HK heartbeat
8 (7-9pm) Kabbalah Centre Hong Kong Opening | Kabbalah Centre Hong Kong
9-11 Osho Neo Reiki | The Sanctuary
10 (10am-4pm) Fish for Trash | Save Aberdeen Harbour Alliance
10 (12:30-3pm) Terra Madre Day Celebration | Slow Food
10 (6-9:30pm) Global Videos | The Little One
10 (7-9:30pm) Private Vegan Dinner | Vgirls Club
10-11 Southside Urban Retreat | Liv Magazine – POSTPONED
11 (10-11am) Urban Farming Holiday Special | Green Sustainable Living Hong Kong
11 (10am-12pm) Tai Tam Eco-Cultural Tour | HK Exlorers Initiative
11 (10am-7pm) Wellness Christmas Fair & Carnival | Wellness 360 Consultancy
11 (11am-6pm) Discovery Bay Christmas Market | Handmade Hong Kong
12 (7:30-9pm) Year-end Meditation, Sharing & Social | HK Insight Meditation Society
12 (7:30-9:30pm) Meetfree Gathering | Meat Free Hong Kong
Coming up
Dec 8 Celebrating Community
Dec 10 Fish for Trash
Dec 17 (11am-1:30pm) Healthy Holiday Desserts
Dec 17 The Great Big Clothing Drive
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Kadampa Meditation Centre Hong Kong – Non-profit organization with meditation studies programs > details
Child Welfare Scheme – Caring for children’s lives through the empowerment of local communities > details
La Leche League Hong Kong – Support, encouragement and information for women who want to breastfeed > details
The Potential Project – Mindfulness training for to manage stress and enhance well-being and emotional balance > details
Ocean Recovery Alliance – Bringing together new technologies, solutions, ideas and projects to help the ocean > details
Designing Hong Kong – Local non-profit focused on sustainable urban planning > details
Redress – Promoting environmental sustainability in Asia’s fashion industry; workshops, events, exhibitions > details
Feeding Hong Kong – Mission to reduce hunger along with amount of quality food sent to Hong Kong landfills > details
Green Glass Green – Reducing the amount of glass dumped at landfills with volunteer collection programs > details
PathFinders – Ensuring that our most vulnerable children and migrant mothers are respected and protected > details
Yama Foundation – A non-profit organization making yoga, art and meditation accessible to everyone > details
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