As Christmas approaches it imposes stress. Decorations! Shopping for presents! Demands on your time. Frenzy. Rushing. Chaos.
STOP!
Christmas is a celebration of the birth of the Christ child! That is spiritual. Rejoice!
Christmas conjures up to special images and feelings such as:
Being with the one(s) you love.
Snow.
Beautiful music at the mall (no filtering religious songs).
Santa Claus!
The Xavier high school annual Christmas program.
Your kids participating in a school play or choir.
Smiles.
Anticipation.
Jobs.
Cookies baking (yummy as Grasshopper No. 5 would proclaim).
Good Health.
So make yourself a good cup of coffee or cappuccino, rent yourself a good movie, cuddle up with the one that makes your heart go "pidder-pat" and enjoy the season.
The lesson Grasshoppers is that you can manage the Christmas blitz. Keep it in perspective. Don't let it manage you.
Love,
Dad