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How Will You Prepare Your Mind For Christmas

I’m setting my healing intentions for the holiday season. So many will be effected this Christmas because they don’t have the money to buy gifts, a love one has transition, some will be alone and most are not in a great place mentally.

Healing Touch Reiki Practitioner Brandy Gomez-Duplessis meditating in Los Angeles

Now that I’m an empty nester, Christmas is not the same as when the kids were home. The great thing Michael and I have done since it’s just us in the house is live for us everyday so when the holidays come around it’s not “I Want I Want I Want”. We make sure to feed our souls everyday.

Gomez-Duplessis family last Christmas together in Hawaii 2019.

My love ones know we love them and I won’t put myself in a space of stress, anxiety or depression. That greed ship has SUNK. No more of surrounding myself around peers that will be looking for gifts. I just want to enjoy the scent of the tree, watch Christmas movies, drink a lot of coquito, and sing lots of Motown Christmas songs. The last 3 years I been enjoying Sia Christmas album as well. This year I want to check out Brandy new Christmas album. Wrap it all up by relaxing on the beach.

It’s okay if you’re going to be alone make it happy for you. Light a candle for the people you lost. And if you can’t gift this year, it’s okay, do something creative. And if your loved ones, don’t understand then maybe it’s time that you remove yourself from them because Christmas is not about “Give Me Give Me Give Me” it’s about the birth of Jesus Christ. That’s our TRUE GIFT!

Namaste 🙏🏾

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Christmas Day Is My Favorite Time Of Year

Another relaxing and enjoyable Christmas with the family. We didn’t have any family members come up to visit. The cold weather & snow is something that keeps them away. It was just us 4 but with all the laughter, music, drinks being poured and food eaten you would have thought we were hosting. My tradition is mimosa and a bake good before we start unwrapping gifts, then we make our way to the living in sit by the fireplace. For Michael and I it always feel like our babies are still babies. We enjoy watching them opening their gifts. I don’t care how old our kids get we luv having them home for the holidays. So I do go all out for them while they are still home. Once they start their own family there is no guarantees that they will continue to celebrate with us. So I’m getting my time in.

Pottery Barn Set Of 4 Appetizer Plates

Of course BGD (Brandy Gomez-Duplessis) has her own personal champagne glass.

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My babies; Envy & Jordan

Gomez-Duplessis Family

 

Daddy thought it was time for an upgrade

My next gift for Envy are classes because she does a great job playing by ear but with a few lessons she could be a rock star. #justsaying

Time to move on to something harder….Jalapeno Margarita

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Dinner is ready

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Even though I have a fab time with my family, I always have a moment for girlfriend Chiquita SimmsChiquita Simms who I lost on Christmas Day in Atlanta while preparing for a big Christmas event. She passed due to a brain aneurysm, leaving behind a son. I’ll never forget the day I found out, I was home in New York. I never thought I would be able to enjoy Christmas ever again. LOVE YOU CHIQUITA!!!!

Then later in the day when I finally decide to check my texts & emails I see breaking news of George Michael passing on this day. This is why I try to enjoy each in every day stress free & no drama. Because we never know when it’s our last day.