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