BLUE CHRISTMAS BLUE CHRISTMAS, A GUIDED RETREAT TO EASE YOUR IBD

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Blue ChristmasáBlue Christmas,áA Guided Retreat to Ease Your Heartache and Bring Peace of Mindáis designed to be used as a self-led retreat to guide you in quietáreflective moments during the holiday season. It isáwhere you can contemplate and document your inner-most thoughts, feelings and beliefs.áHolidays can be emotional and challenging times laden with sadness, worry and fear. Stress and heartache, especially grief, are often amplified. The holidays, while filled with light, can create palpable darkness. ThisáBlue Christmasábook is where you can hold your grief sacred throughout the holiday season.How to Use the Blue Christmas Blessing Book:There are prompts to serve as guides for you to contemplate. Writers can spin off of these prompts or take their entries in an entirely different direction. Select a word or phrase that is meaningful to you. Place the word or phrase at the top of selected pageá(and in the corresponding place in the Table of Contents).áUse the content space provided on the page to describe its significance. The space is kept intentionally small so as to encourage ease of this writing practice.áBlue Christmas is part of theáMatrika Press Blessing Book series.áBlessing Booksáare created by 'Twinkle' Marie Porter-Manning and are a source of intentional inspiration to be used to record personal messages in times of contemplation. At the heart of Blessing Books is the desire to share sentiments, messages and stories that we can draw upon as sources of comfort and a reminder that we are loved.áWherever you are on your journey, may this Blessing Book serve you well.For more resources and rituals to accompany this book, including Blessing Stonesáand Ornaments, visit:áMatrikaPress.com/Blessing-BooksHolding your grief sacred during the holiday season.áwww.MatrikaPress.com/blue-christmas http://matrikapress.com/blue-christmas/ABOUT THE AUTHORRev. Dr. 'Twinkle' Marie Porter-Manningáis an interfaith minister, skilled ritualist, liturgist and artist who has been leading workshops and seminars in the secular and spiritual worlds for more than two decades. She actively develops and leads programs that nourish spirituality. Her rituals, reflections and poetry have been included internationally in all manner of worship services and publications.áThe series ofáBlessing Booksáis among the newest of her publishing endeavors. Other published works include theáWomen of Spiritáanthology series,áIntentional Visualization,áBe Like the Trees,áRestore Us to Memory, theáPulpit of Peaceácollection, andáLiving Life as a Prayer.Her community ministry, affectionately known asáTwinkleâÇÖs Place,áhas grown to encompass multifaceted offerings, including wedding officiating and the emergence of The Church of Kineo. She continues to hosts a variety of retreats and spiritual programs.www.MatrikaPress.com/twinkle-marie-manningwww.MooseheadLakeRetreats.orgwww.TwinklesPlace.orgá#LivingLifeAsAPrayer