Laura Norman
Laura Norman, M.S., LMT, world-renowned Holistic Reflexologist and author of the best-selling book,
Feet First: A Guide to Foot Reflexology
This is the season when we celebrate miracles. We tell the stories again each year: of a lamp with just enough oil to light the lamp for one day, that gives light for eight days—and of a holy Temple cleansed and rededicated; of a miraculous child born to bring redemption to humankind.
Every religion has similar tales of miracles.
In pre-historic times our ancestors built bonfires on the longest night of the year to celebrate the miracle of the returning of the light. Some still do.
Today, many of our most beloved movies of the season are about miracles as well:
• The Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future transform a bitter miser into a joyful giver.
• A novice angel shows a man about to “end it all,” how important and blessed his life has really been.
• A department store Santa brings about a transformation in the lives of a cynical woman and her child.
• Two people who love each other sacrifice their most prized possessions to give gifts of love to one another.
And after all, isn’t this a world of miracles? Here we are, living on a ball whirling in space…in a “Goldilocks Zone” at the perfect distance from our star for life to thrive. How miraculous is that?
“Where there is great love, there are always miracles.” – Willa Cather
A Season for Miracles