may this week bring you moments of peace, comfort, and connection.

As Christmas approaches, we want to take a moment to send warmth and kindness your way. Whether you celebrate Christmas, another holiday, or simply enjoy the slower rhythm of this time of year, we hope this week brings you moments of peace, comfort, and connection.

At Pink Cross, they know the holiday season can be complicated. Some people feel joyful and excited; others feel tired, reflective, lonely, or quietly overwhelmed. Many feel a blend of all of these at once. No matter how you’re entering this week, we want you to know that your feelings are valid and you are not alone.

This special Christmas newsletter is devoted to hope, gentleness, and encouragement, because you deserve to feel supported this season.

Small Ways to Cultivate Peace This Week

If you’re searching for ways to bring grounding and comfort into the days ahead, here are gentle ideas:

1. Create one cosy moment each day.

Light a candle, sit outside with the breeze, listen to a calming playlist, or wrap yourself in a warm blanket. Small comforts matter.

2. Let yourself slow down.

You don’t need to be productive between Christmas and New Year. Resting is not wasting time; it is recovering.

3. Connect in whatever way feels good to you.

This might mean calling a friend, replying to one message, or simply being in a space where others are around. You choose the level of closeness.

4. Protect your emotional and digital boundaries.

If someone contacts you this week who drains, pressures, or unsettles you, whether online or in person, you are allowed to step back.

Wishing You Comfort, Strength, and Hope

From everyone at Pink Cross:
We wish you a peaceful, gentle, safe, and warm holiday season.
You matter.
You are worthy of care.
And we are here for you, this week, and every week after.

Celebrate yourself

Think of one thing you’re proud of from this year. It can be as small as getting out of bed on difficult days. That counts. You count.

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Born in Cairns (Far North Queensland – Australia) I am the youngest and the only boy of a family of five. My first serious job was as a Salesperson, the announcer, then Production Manager for 4AM. I spent in excess of ten years running my own successful entertainment agency before moving to Melbourne (Victoria – Australia) where I currently live, work and play. A week after arriving I joined the sales team at JOY 94.9fm – what was to be Australia’s first and only dedicated gay and lesbian radio station. I was clearly destined to be self-employed as fate would have it. Q Magazine was born in March 2004 and as they so rightly say ‘the rest is history’.

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