Holiday Wishes

Another Christmas is here. Christians around the world are celebrating the birth of the Holy Child.

This is supposed to be a day to spend with family and friends. To share fellowship, food and gifts. A day of peace, love and goodwill towards all.

For many, this is a day tinged with sadness, anxiety and stress.

Too many people in this world, have little to celebrate. Economies are in trouble in many parts of the world. Financial problems have led many to abandon their homes. Wars and civil unrest have torn lives, and countries apart. Extreme weather and natural disasters in the forms of hurricanes, tornados, earthquakes, floods and more have also taken human, emotional and financial toll.

Then there are those who have been dealing with illness or the loss of a loved one.

The thought of facing another Christmas is overwhelming for all too many. We want to crawl back under the covers and stay there till things look brighter – whenever that may be.

Some do just that – but the majority of us find a way to move on and celebrate even the smallest things in our lives.

Some decorate their homes to the hilt. Some just put a couple of ornaments out.

Some will prepare or sit down to a bountiful meal. Some will heat a frozen dinner or get take-out.

Many will choose to gather with others and some – either by choice or circumstance – will spend the day alone.

Some will go to a place or worship while others will say a quiet prayer of gratitude.

No matter what others may say, there are no set rules for how we spend this day.

We try to find a balance of what is right for ourselves while respecting the rights of others in our lives. Not an easy accomplishment on any day but even more so on this day of days.

We are thankful for the food on our plate. The shelter around us. The people around us who really do give a damn about us.

We are thankful for the times past that were shared with those who have left this world.

We cherish past holiday memories and traditions while creating new memories and traditions.

No matter how you and those around you spend the day, may if be a day of peace and love. May it be warm and safe. May there be food on your plate and goodwill in your heart. May the coming year bring you love, peace, health and prosperity!

Merry Humbug,
dn

John Lennon – War Is Over (Happy Christmas)
So this is Xmas
And what have you done
Another year over
And a new one just begun
And so this is Xmas
I hope you have fun
The near and the dear one
The old and the young

A very Merry Xmas
And a happy New Year
Let's hope it's a good one
Without any fear

And so this is Xmas
For weak and for strong
For rich and the poor ones
The world is so wrong
And so happy Xmas
For black and for white
For yellow and red ones
Let's stop all the fight

A very Merry Xmas
And a happy New Year
Let's hope it's a good one
Without any fear

And so this is Xmas
And what have we done
Another year over
A new one just begun
And so happy Xmas
We hope you have fun
The near and the dear one
The old and the young

A very Merry Xmas
And a happy New Year
Let's hope it's a good one
Without any fear
War is over, if you want it
War is over now


Michael Bublé - Grown Up Christmas List
Do you remember me?
I sat upon your knee
I wrote to you with childhood fantasies
Well, I'm all grown-up now
Can you still help somehow?
I'm not a child, but my start still can dream

So here's my lifelong wish
My grown-up Christmas list
Not for myself, but for a world in need

No more lives torn apart
That wars would never start
And time would heal all hearts
Every man would have a friend
That right would always win
And love would never end
This is my grown-up Christmas list

What is this illusion called the innocence of youth?
Maybe only in that blind belief can we ever find the truth

No more lives torn apart
That wars would never start
And time would heal our hearts
Every man would have a friend
That right would always win
And love would never end

This is my grown-up Christmas list
This is my only lifelong wish
This is my grown-up Christmas list



PS – I am taking a bit of a break over the next couple of weeks, but I will be back sometime in January, 2012 with new posts.