An advent calendar for yourself

24 ways to be gentle with yourself: pauses, small joys, moments of your own. For you — or for someone carrying a lot right now.

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What door 1 sounds like

This calendar is for you. Not a program to work through – just 24 small invitations to be kind to yourself. Today: make yourself something warm to drink and quietly ask what you'd like this December to feel like.

The 24 doors

  1. 1 A December for you
  2. 2 Three deep breaths
  3. 3 A short walk
  4. 4 Your December jar
  5. 5 An hour offline
  6. 6 St. Nicholas, for you
  7. 7 One kind sentence
  8. 8 Five minutes of quiet
  9. 9 Candlelight
  10. 10 Your favorite meal
  11. 11 What you did well
  12. 12 One no
  13. 13 A slow morning
  14. 14 The smell of baking
  15. 15 Gentle movement
  16. 16 A small kindness
  17. 17 Favorite moments
  18. 18 Letting go
  19. 19 Self-care night
  20. 20 Nothing to do
  21. 21 The longest night
  22. 22 What do you need?
  23. 23 Early night
  24. 24 Merry Christmas, you
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