I truly hope you are all enjoying a beautiful and naturally wonderful holiday season with family and loved ones. There is nothing more beautiful than the generosity and joy that can come from this time of year. As I have learned being stranded in the Northeast blizzard this year, there is also nothing more beautiful than looking out at the snow from inside a warm home with family. My husband and I had the chance to take a horse drawn sleigh ride in the snow, and I saw, for the first time in my life, the most perfect crystallized snowflakes. What a lovely reminder of the natural beauty of the changing of the seasons.

Read more about snow and how other seasons can give us pause for reflection on our lives as we head into the new year with....

A Naturally Wonderful New Year
As the new year calls to us, it is time to take stock of how we fit into the rhythm of the seasons and the flow of life. Read on to help to set your new year's goals and aspirations.

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Enjoy your time with family and friends this season and in the new year. Share your thoughts and ideas, your new year natural aspirations with me via email or with everyone on the forum - it is a joy for me and for our natural living community to get to know one another.

Have fun passing this message along to family and friends as we grow our community throughout the brand new year!

Meredith Ball, Natural Living Editor
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