Sandi L. Boucher spent her first Christmas alone after losing her parents and being separated from her children. She found meaning in cooking, decorating, and playing her mother's albums, and reaches out to anyone else spending the holidays alone with empathy and an open door.
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Hi, everybody. Sandy Boucher here just got home from a day of running around preparing for my workshop tomorrow, and my thoughts went to last Christmas. For those of you who know me, you realize that last Christmas was my first Christmas alone. And by that, I mean it was the first Christmas that I didn't have my parents. And I wasn't able to see my kids easy either. Wow. I'm just tripping over my words today. I couldn't see my kids either. Now, to be fair, I had a lot of amazing friends that wanted to be there for me and invited me to share in their Christmas celebrations. But to me, Christmas is all about family, and I just didn't feel right being part of that. So instead, I chose to endure it and go through Christmas alone as a learning experience. And that's exactly what it was. Because I decided that my Christmas was going to be as amazing as it could be. And I made all my favorite dishes, including a turkey dinner, and I decorated my home, and I listened to my mom's Christmas albums. And it was sad and beautiful and amazing all at the same time. That's where my thoughts were going today. And my thoughts were actually going out to my readers and my listeners who may be alone this Christmas. I know the words sound empty, but I do want you to realize you're not alone. I chose to go through Christmas alone last year, and I didn't have to. I could have so easily had a great time with friends because they were there for me. Just like I'd be willing to bet you have friends that wish they could be there for you and want to be there for you. And if you can't think of anyone off the top of your head. The point I really wanted to make today was you have me. Because you would honestly be surprised if you knew how many minutes in every day I think of you. And by you, I don't mean the people that I know, mean the people that I don't know personally that listen to these videos, watch the videos, or read my daily inspirations or read my articles in the Native Canadian, the newspaper out of Toronto that I write for. There's a lot of people that read my words. And every now and then, I'm blessed to get a random email where they share how my words have helped them. And that touches me more than you can imagine. And I just wanted to make sure you understood how often I do think of you. I worry about you. I wonder how you're doing. I wonder if the words I said yesterday helped in any way. I've had a few friends contact me and ask me to do a video on a certain topic to help them on their path. And I love so if you have anything that you need help with that you need, some reassurance, some motivation, some inspiration, or just a friend who cares, please email me, let me know, give me a call, anything, get hold of me because you do matter to me and I do think of you and I hope you're having a great holiday season. Be well. Talk to you soon. Bye Bye.
