Your life is a priceless gift to the world.
In an instant, the miracle of you began in your mother’s womb.
At six weeks, your tender little heart was beating. And at 10 weeks, your beautiful little feet and 10 precious little toes were fully formed.
At 20 weeks, all of the parts of your body, including your organs, were formed and could be measured.
Just a few weeks after that, you have the opportunity to live a full and happy life, even if you were born prematurely.
You always have been and always will be worthy of the most tender care and unconditional love from the instant you were created until now.
This Christmas, I want you to know that you matter and how you were created is perfect, special and wonderful. You make a positive impact in the world just by being you. Your life is a priceless gift to the world.
You don’t matter because you cook the perfect meal.
Because you buy the best presents.
Because you get your cards postmarked before Christmas.
Because you have a family or lots of friends.
You matter simply because you are.
I pray this Christmas season that you will realize what a gift you are to the world and cherish those around you as gifts.
My heart’s desire is that you will also step away from the busyness of action and mental activity to stop and savor this time, reflecting on the prior year and looking ahead to what’s to come.
My favorite part of Christmas this year is simply looking at my daughter in the illumination of the Christmas tree lights. Her presence is the biggest gift I could receive.
And if you are a Christian, may your heart be full of gratitude for the precious gift of Jesus who came as a baby in order to give a life of peace, joy, and hope to us all.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from my family to you!
About Real Life E
Elizabeth Grace Saunders is a time management coach and best-selling author who empowers individuals who feel guilty, overwhelmed and frustrated to feel peaceful, confident and accomplished. She helps people struggling with new levels of responsibility after receiving a promotion or becoming a parent, who aren’t meeting expectations at work, or who need better work-life balance to overcome burnout.
Elizabeth was named one of the World’s Top 30 Time Management Professionals by Global Gurus every year since 2018 and is a member of Forbes Coaches Council. McGraw Hill published her first book The 3 Secrets to Effective Time Investment: How to Achieve More Success with Less Stress. Harvard Business Review published her second book How to Invest Your Time Like Money. And FaithWords published her third book Divine Time Management. Elizabeth regularly writes time management articles for Harvard Business Review and Fast Company and has appeared on CBS, ABC, NBC, and Fox.
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