Ep 210 A Legacy of Simple Connecting in the Holidays with Carol Feil

Welcome Carol Feil of Yellow Boot Fame to Legacy Living today! We talk about what matters most during the busy holiday season and we laugh a lot, too! People are lonelier than ever and how can we include rather than exclude to help others connect to a family, even if for one evening? Sometimes choosing "simple" over "elaborate" is the best gift we can give our own families as well as ourselves so we can focus on what really matters and choose to make this time a sacred space. 

Some Carol gems:

• Simplifying allows us to focus on what's most important durlng the holidays.
• Love can mean learning to give someone what they are willing to receive.
• I've discovered that doing things that help our family connect is more valuable than buying more gifts and putting on elaborate events.
• Our "shoulds" are not always grounded in reality.
• My family was happier with less; I had to learn to expect less of myself.
• I taught my children that we aren't purposely exclusive when we are purposely inclusive, but we have to look out for that one who is feeling excluded by our inclusivity. 
• We "should" ourselves into doing more when it only adds more stress and no one else is expecting it--only us.

A gift from Carol, first a word:

I love everything about Christmas - well, almost everything.  Tinsel and holly, yes. Stress and overwhelm, no.  Coco and caroling, yes.  Overloaded calendar, no. 

You get the idea.  It's easy to overcommit, overdo, then overwhelm ourselves as Christmas approaches.  How often does the schedule dictate what you focus on?

I have learned that by choosing what goes on the calendar in advance, I can simplify, stay sane so I can focus on the Sacred of the Season. 

I want this for you, too. I've created a FREE resource to remind you: You have permission to choose sane and simple so Sacred can be the focus.

Carol wears yellow-boots in the garden - they are her “listen & learn”
boots. She takes pictures of everything! Slugs & bugs & selfies! But,
her grandkids are her favorite to frame.
She will tell you growth in life is good and gardens are proof. She
believes God grows us where we are and helps us to be rooted and
grounded in His unchanging character. He knows our pain and loves us
more than we can imagine.
Let Carol encourage you today, so you too, can plant a seed of hope
for another tomorrow.
You can find Carol through her website www.carolfeil.com, on Instagram
and Facebook.