{"id":864,"date":"2020-12-05T11:04:28","date_gmt":"2020-12-05T19:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/?p=864"},"modified":"2020-12-05T11:54:04","modified_gmt":"2020-12-05T19:54:04","slug":"advent-letter-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/index.php\/2020\/12\/05\/advent-letter-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Advent Letter 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I sat down a couple days ago to write my annual Advent letter, I had all these ideas of what I wanted to say on Faith, Hope and Love which I explore extensively in my memoir.\u00a0 But it wasn\u2019t coming together.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0I\u2019ve been SO tired lately.\u00a0 Fatigue stopped me in my tracks last week and lingers on.\u00a0 I keep surveying my body for any signs of either Covid or cancer returning, but my mental check comes back clear (thank God); I\u2019m just utterly exhausted. I guess I have been going full-tilt; there\u2019s so much to do, so much I <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">want <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to do!\u00a0 As I take the time to listen to my body, she tells me I need to slow down, I need to rest.\u00a0 Rest. That four letter word I despise.\u00a0 It\u2019s kinda boring and seemingly unproductive.\u00a0 Stubborningly- like a tantruming young child I\u2019ve been screaming \u201cNOOOOOOO! I DON\u2019T WANT TO REST!\u201d with my actions: pressing in hard to writing my memoir, preparing for Christmas, and all the demands of motherhood.\u00a0 I\u2019ve never been good at slowing down. Rest is for the weak isn\u2019t it?\u00a0 I think there\u2019s also this part of me that wants to prove that I am well.\u00a0 If I need rest I feel vulnerable in a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">perhaps something is wrong with me<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> sort of way.\u00a0 Or maybe I\u2019m wrangling for control of my life, \u201cI want to do it MY way!\u201d\u00a0 I hear the childlike whine in my response.\u00a0 I have a strong-willed 5 year old, I know the sound well! To diffuse my 5 year old I always give her a choice.\u00a0 Here I see mine: embrace rest and embrace health OR disregard need for rest and disregard desire for health, optimal quality of life and longevity.\u00a0 \u201cFINE!\u201d I concede metaphorically stomping out of the room, I will rest!\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brene Brown says \u201cWrite what you&#8230;need to read\u201d\u00a0 (1) Here it goes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This Advent I invite you to join me in a season of intentional soul-nourishing, non-productively productive rest.\u00a0 Rest that is self-kindness.\u00a0 Rest that gives space for connection with the Divine.\u00a0 Rest that renews the body, mind and spirit.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My first step to embracing a journey into rest is writing myself a permission slip to rest. (2)\u00a0 I\u2019ve always felt that rest is allowed when the work is done.\u00a0 But the thing with having 3 young kids is that the work is <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">never<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> done.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I invite you to cut this out and put it wherever you need it<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>PERMISSION TO REST, FREQUENTLY AND WHENEVER NEEDED.<br \/>\nSigned, your lovely self.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It always seems interesting that the wisdom of scripture is one step ahead of me.\u00a0 I suppose it makes sense,\u00a0 and yet the teenager in me, rolls my eyes and says, \u201cyeah yeah, I heard you the first time\u201d\u00a0 \u201cThen why didn\u2019t I listen?!!!\u201d would be my response.\u00a0 Thank God, He\u2019s so graciously kind.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Referencing Psalm 23 there\u2019s a song that says, \u201cwhen you make me rest, my soul is restored, my strength is renewed.\u201d(3)\u00a0 Also scripture incites us to \u201cbe still and know that I am God\u201d. (4) It is in stillness and connection with God that I can truly rest.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019ve written all these words you\u2019ve just read and pause my writing to pull up my Advent reflection for today.(5)\u00a0 The author highlights that Advent is a paradox. I\u2019ve been thinking much about the paradoxes in life while writing my memoir, so I perked up at this idea.\u00a0 Advent is a paradox between the <\/span><b><i>darkness <\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the days &#8211; spiritually in anticipation of the Christ and physically (with solstice approaching)- and anticipating the birth of the <\/span><b><i>Light<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the world and days lengthening.\u00a0 The author\u2019s question to the reader is this: \u201cHow can we view the darkening days of Advent as a gift from God intentionally designed as an opportunity for rest?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Huh! Apparently, my notions of need for rest during Advent are not novel.\u00a0 My childlike annoyance of being \u201ctold\u201d to rest begins to wane.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, how will I personally press into rest this Advent? Firstly, I will bring my permission slip with me wherever I go. Perhaps Advent itself is a permission slip for what our bodies, minds and souls need?\u00a0 A sort of faith-filled resting into the darkness because I trust that light is coming.\u00a0 Ah, that sounds nice.\u00a0 And when I\u2019m honest with myself, that sounds exactly like what I need.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Secondly, I will intentionally make space for stillness.\u00a0 I will increase my meditation\/quiet time duration throughout the day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thirdly, I will press into the magic of Christmas through the eyes of my 5 year olds; a kind of magic that delights in simple joys.\u00a0 Magic that finds wonder in the ordinary beauty surrounding me.\u00a0 I know I will find rest this Advent season if I embrace faith like a child.\u00a0 Where the impossible becomes possible.\u00a0 Isn\u2019t that what Christmas is all about?!\u00a0 In pondering the concept of faith lately, I like Merriam-Webster\u2019s definition: \u201cFaith is certitude even when there is no evidence or proof.\u201d\u00a0 Is Santa real mom? To which I always reply, \u201cWhat do you think?\u201d\u00a0 \u201cYes!\u201d he declares affirmatively.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If I can find delight in the simple joys of this season, like my children, I know that I will find rest this Advent season.\u00a0 And Covid is the perfect backdrop for doing less and being more present.\u00a0 So this advent I commit to being a student of my children, learning from the little masters in my home, the wonders of the anticipation of Christmas.\u00a0 Just like the Grinch busts the heart-o-meter after discovering the true meaning of Christmas, so too, my grateful heart swells right out of the heart-o-meter when I think of all of this.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To close I\u2019ll share a Haiku poem I wrote today (inspired to do so from my Advent reading yesterday) as I was practicing resting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One more Christmas morn<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The children\u2019s delight rings clear<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Will it still next year?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This poem is not meant to be sad or morbid and it&#8217;s meant to be pertinent to all (as the podcaster Kate Bowler- and fellow stage IV cancer survivor- reminds all her listeners: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">life <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is a terminal condition). This poem is meant to be a reminder to live present in the present moment this Advent. \u00a0 To rest into the moments, rather than press through in a furried pace.\u00a0 In the anticipation of Christmas, that will look different this year, let us anticipate together beautiful moments of believing in the impossible and delighting in the ordinary and beautiful moments of finding true rest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Will you join me in resting into Advent this year?\u00a0 I can tell you, I\u2019m a slow learner and could use the support!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Happy Advent,<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">XOXO,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cheryl\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Notes<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brene Brown, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dare to Lead<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The idea of permission slips comes from Glennon Doyle\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Untamed<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brian Doerksen: When you shepherd me, accessed from YouTube<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Psalm 46:10<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 Biola University Advent Project 2020. Day 4.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/ccca.biola.edu\/advent\/2020\/#day-dec-4\">http:\/\/ccca.biola.edu\/advent\/2020\/#day-dec-4<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Artwork by Garrett Rostek, age 5<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I sat down a couple days ago to write my annual Advent letter, I had all these ideas of what I wanted to say on Faith, Hope and Love which I explore extensively in my [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":866,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,38,44],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-864","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-advent-letter","category-brene-brown-inspiration","category-rest"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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