Comments on: We’re talking about Ceremony http://thecalmspace.com/2009/12/were-talking-about-ceremony/ from stress to serenity one step at a time Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:37:08 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: uberVU - social comments http://thecalmspace.com/2009/12/were-talking-about-ceremony/comment-page-1/#comment-967 uberVU - social comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:44:03 +0000 http://thecalmspace.com/?p=3215#comment-967 <strong>Social comments and analytics for this post...</strong> This post was mentioned on Twitter by Chris_pinkapple: Are you changing any traditions this Christmas? @karenwallace talks good sense about traditions at #calmspace http://bit.ly/4twn8B... Social comments and analytics for this post…

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]]> By: Káren Wallace http://thecalmspace.com/2009/12/were-talking-about-ceremony/comment-page-1/#comment-901 Káren Wallace Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:52:07 +0000 http://thecalmspace.com/?p=3215#comment-901 Hi Vitania, and thanks. Cooking traditions do seem to be really prevalent in families, don't they? One we've always battled here in Australia is the hot dinner at lunchtime tradition! No-one really feels like hot roast turkey with gravy and roast veg when it's 40 degrees outside (and hotter still in the kitchen!) We converted years ago to a cold meal, but every now and again one of my brothers can be heard to request a roast dinner. Since they aren't the ones cooking, they haven't a hope of being indulged! I love the idea of creating new traditions with your children. What sort of things are you creating? I started one with my kids about 10 years ago, where I buy them each a Christmas ornament (usually for the tree) which is opened and hung with ceremony on Christmas Eve. When they leave home and start putting up their own tree, they'll have a treasure trove of ornaments ready to bring memories flooding back! [As long as we can remember which ornament belongs to whom - but my daughter seems to have that under control.] Hi Vitania, and thanks. Cooking traditions do seem to be really prevalent in families, don’t they? One we’ve always battled here in Australia is the hot dinner at lunchtime tradition! No-one really feels like hot roast turkey with gravy and roast veg when it’s 40 degrees outside (and hotter still in the kitchen!) We converted years ago to a cold meal, but every now and again one of my brothers can be heard to request a roast dinner. Since they aren’t the ones cooking, they haven’t a hope of being indulged!

I love the idea of creating new traditions with your children. What sort of things are you creating?

I started one with my kids about 10 years ago, where I buy them each a Christmas ornament (usually for the tree) which is opened and hung with ceremony on Christmas Eve. When they leave home and start putting up their own tree, they’ll have a treasure trove of ornaments ready to bring memories flooding back! [As long as we can remember which ornament belongs to whom - but my daughter seems to have that under control.]

]]> By: Vitania http://thecalmspace.com/2009/12/were-talking-about-ceremony/comment-page-1/#comment-897 Vitania Mon, 07 Dec 2009 04:23:36 +0000 http://thecalmspace.com/?p=3215#comment-897 It's funny i was talking to some friends about traditions just the other day. How we hold on to them so tight, and how hard it is to break that pattern. In my family, there are many, especially around cooking. As I am older now, I have really come to appreciate them because they are a connection to my ancestors. What I find most exciting is being able to start a new tradition with my children, that I hope they will grow to appreciate.. Thanks Karen Vitania It’s funny i was talking to some friends about traditions just the other day. How we hold on to them so tight, and how hard it is to break that pattern. In my family, there are many, especially around cooking. As I am older now, I have really come to appreciate them because they are a connection to my ancestors. What I find most exciting is being able to start a new tradition with my children, that I hope they will grow to appreciate..

Thanks Karen
Vitania

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