I hope you are all having an amazing week and enjoy some holiday treats.

I hope you are all having an amazing week and enjoy some holiday treats.

Art is in the eye of the beholder, or in this case, the eye of the horn holder. That is right, our friends at The Haven Zoo created some fantastic paintings of the horn imprints of Boone, Otis and Bernie’s horns. The Haven provides a wonderful place for rescued animals including a herd of goats and now offer the opportunity to sponsor the goats and ensure their high quality of care is maintained. Help keep the Haven goat herd happy and healthy and if you sponsor before Thursday (December 19) you will be entered in prize-draw to win one of the paintings created by the goats seen below!

Go blue for Bernie

Fiery red by Boone

A chill imprint from Otis

There are only ten more shopping days left until Christmas! But guess what? You actually don’t have to get it all done – the holidays will go on smoothly and wonderfully even if a few things get forgotten or left off your ever growing to do list. Be kind to yourself, patient and allow yourself to slow down and enjoy.

If you are going to embark on a new experience consider sometimes doing absolutely no research and forming no opinions before. That way you can step into something with a completely open mind. You never know it might be something amazing.

Once upon a time there was a famous general who shared her wisdom with a friend. She said “take your broken heart and make it into art.” From any heartache or setback, there is always hope that things will get better. Make amazing things and practice radical kindness and you never know you might just change the world.

Only thirteen more shopping days until Christmas! I say, if you celebrate Christmas, don’t worry about getting the shopping done. Focus more on how you are going to best spend the time off with people you care about.

Tomorrow, there is a big election. It is always important to participate in local politics, your vote could make the difference between prosperity or doom. Optimism is radical – don’t lose hope, but don’t sit by and let things happen without your say.

Sometimes you have to butt a few heads to build consensus.
Always keep your chin up and your eyes open. A positive attitude and a keen sense of observation will ensure that you never miss out on anything important.

Sometimes you just need something extra. Extra time, extra money, extra goats. Don’t be afraid to indulge every now and then.

Take extra care of yourself as the holidays approach – this can be a joyous time of year but also a time of year that stirs up all sorts of things. Be patient, practice self care and don’t feel bad about eating an extra cookie or two.

Self care isn’t selfish during the holidays