Okay I can see I am going to be blogging more often here than on My myspace...
Over the years I have seen holidays come & go, When My children were younger and my spouse was in the military, we became accustomed to cruises for over 6 months, and over time one learns what to appreciate and what to just gloss over...
2 years ago thanksgiving I had backsurgery to fix a ruptured disk that has basically reduced me 18 months before hand to a person who lived her life waiting on the next painpill, after the surgery I got my life back, and again last thanksgiving, once again, I wound up in the hospital, long story short, after 3 pints of blood, very caring medical staff, some kewl doctors and alot of spirits I survived and have recovered.
My children, now 22 and 25 have been asking me what I want....but now I am at the point that I have no real material needs other than getting the bills paid..LOL
Every year, since the children have been small we always made sure to give back, by supporting the food bank, giving to a childrens home, inviting folks without families to our home and etc..you get the idea. Its a holiday ritual. It warms my heart when I see my daughter age 25, get excited because she is printing her angel gift to put under the tree for some child that won't be having a christmas,....I usually do the food thing. Years ago when life was simple and technology wasn't so complicated, folks appreciated the simple life, like food on the table, friends being close, family and warmth, its wasn't the tangible gifts, it was the gifts of the heart, the giving of self in the season.
So while everyone is out there looking for the expense gift for a family member or friend, take a look around you. Do you notice that needy family that could use the $50.00 for a weeks worth of food, than the friend that already has enough clothes to cram into the closet?
How about that child next door, that always has a longing look when your children have their new clothes on, the Mom that is stressed because there just isn't enough time...
Do you see them all?
A coupon of services is always a great idea especially when the pennies are tight.
The Holiday season has become way too commerical, lets get back to the basics, bake something, make something from the heart, and take the $$$ you saved and make someone else's holiday...
Easier said than done?
Not really, ...Children are the purest form,,,they see things that Adults have grown to ignore....they are our inheritance...let's change the world, one person at a time, one gift at a time, I see this generation becoming more caring of their fellow man, teens today and young adults, yeah they got those piercings and tatoo's but yet, they care more of what really is important, their friends, someone down on their luck...
Time to open your eyes to the humanity of the season and not the $$$ of the season...
Happy Holidays and God Bless....
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