{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Perennial Meditations","title":"Ep. 257: A Meditation on the \"Present\" of Christmas | Perennial Wisdom","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/de8f9678\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":723,"description":"📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe\n\nChristmas invites us to reflect on gifts, but the most meaningful one is the hardest to give. It isn’t bought or wrapped; it has nothing to do with ribbons or receipts. The true “present” of Christmas is presence itself—the quiet courage to be here, fully, without rushing past your own life. \n\nBefore we offer anything to others, Christmas calls us to accept this moment as a gift. But that’s not usually how the season feels. \nThe roads are jammed, inboxes fill with sales and invitations, and there’s always one more thing to buy, one more event to attend. Outwardly, everything speeds up. Inwardly, many of us feel scattered and thin. Precisely here, in the busyness and noise, the Christmas season can become a school for the inner life.\n\n---\n \n 🖇️ Stay Connected: \nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/perennialmeditations/\nYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PerennialMeditations\n---\n \n 🦉 Additional Resources: \nPerennial Meditations archive: https://perennial.substack.com/archive\nListen to more podcasts: https://www.perennialleader.com/podcasts","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/S9nkr-A73R2aawPu1a8VCgtIH30UnQCenCk2Bl1jeUU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kYTJl/MDY5YTc3YzI1ZDI4/YTk4N2I5MTkwZDA0/NjBkMy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}