Hi Ponderings,
Namaste :)
There have been so many times where I have felt like you do now. Sometimes our journey through life is so rapid that every now and again we have to take time to step back and reflect upon it. I have always seen my Reiki journey as a bit like climbing a mountain; in the beginning I was speeding ahead just couldn't wait to get to the top! :) But now I seem to stumble and fall on the way up and every now and then I reach a plateau where I just want to stay a while and absorb the view if that makes any sense :)
I always find this time of year has mixed emotions too. We often feel that we must be happy just because it's christmas and it's an especially poignant time when we have lost loved ones.
Gentle Blessings
Helen