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Speaker: In a time when so many families are overwhelmed or trying to hold onto hope, Homegirl the Elf brings the magic of the holidays into everyday life through year-round wonder.
Speaker: With her intentional acts of joy, she creates moments where families can rediscover connection and celebration. And she knows it's not Christmas right now, but Christmas is coming, you know, eventually.
Speaker: And even in the summer, we can use the joy of Christmas to inspire or wonder.
Speaker: Hey, hey, hey, homegirl the elf here. i have a new outfit. What do you think? Looks nice, doesn't it? Okay, and you may be asking yourself, where am i You are welcome to swirl land.
Speaker: All right, and you may be asking yourself, what why why am I here? And what exactly swirl land? Okay, you ready? Find a seat.
Speaker: go on, go sit down. And I'm going to tell you how you found this place. All right. So it all started with the swirl of joy.
Speaker: When I came to Tahale, it was around Christmas time. And I went to the post, I saw the post lights and I fell in love with the community that looked out for each other. Right. People were giving you eye contact saying, hello, And they were looking out for each other. and I loved it. And oh boy, when they saw that mountain.
Speaker: And if you don't know Mount Rainier. oh my goodness. When people communed to to capture the beauty of that mountain. That's when it happened.
Speaker: I looked at all this goodness. I stared at it. And I stood back. I put my arms down. My head back.
Speaker: And I swirled. I swirled. And the swirl of joy took over me with all those different acts of kindness.
Speaker: It created a ripple, right? It expanded and wrapped me up, right? And I saw something beautiful. Wow. Wait, wait, i gotta I gotta get my glasses for this because can you see it?
Speaker: Let me see. Can you see a moment so beautiful that you have to put a bow on it. I put a bow on me. Look at that. So beautiful. lemon Honey, let me tell you about that bow though.
Speaker: What do you think about that? Well, let me tell you. Are you ready? When you put a bow on something, the first thing that happens is, give me a B. It's beautiful, right?
Speaker: And you notice the good that exists. And the second thing that happens, give me an O. O, O, O. You open yourself up to wonder.
Speaker: ah come on, just try it. Open yourself up to wonder. And then you open yourself up to wonder and play and connection. And the last thing that happens is the W. How you do W?
Speaker: W, wonder. And it's that exhilarating feeling of discovering more levels within yourself. Me, right? It's where you give yourself space to move forward,
Speaker: and unlock a world within yourself to build and explore, right? And you ask yourself, hmm, well, I can make friends, or I'm open to spending time with myself. That's a good, that's a good bow right there to put on it. And then you also discover your love for things like like cooking, if you love cooking, or if you love to eat, and then the swirl, and you swirl, and you swirl. to find more things that you like within yourself that leads you into the land of wonder, right?
Speaker: With the smile on your face, right? And sprinkling your magic as you go, right? All right. Okay. This is serious. I'm going to take my glasses off right now because eye contact.
Speaker: Are you ready to swirl today? Come on. Are you ready to put a bow on it? Come on, are you getting excited? Because I am excited to discover more wonders within theyre myself, aren't you? All right, and just a reminder that Christmas is coming.
Speaker: And until next time, my friends, you have a peppermint day. on, let's go put them bows out there.
