This is it! The day has finally come to spend time with friends and family, to laugh and have fun, enjoy excellent food with each other, and create some great new memories. Let's not forget the presents, because like most people we have spent a lot of time trying to find those gifts that generate the "Ooooh and Ahhhh" that we hear when our loved ones open them.
The amount of time and energy we spend on organizing Christmas is staggering, if you happen to be in a store the day after Halloween you will see that the Christmas stuff is out and already for sale. That gives us two months to prepare, decorate, plan parties, social gatherings, shopping, design menu's and so much more.
Some of us can't get it done in that time whether it's due to laziness (Like myself) or the fact that most of us still have to work during this cycle, and by the end of our two month preparation table, we are scrambling to find something for someone or scrambling to finish up everything we need to do.
One year I actually went out and completed all my shopping that I had to get done way before the due date of Dec.25. It was awesome, but for some reason, I haven't done that since and I haven't the slightest clue as to why. It was so much easier and I was completely stress free. I must subconsciously love the anarchy.
If you are like me, or are more organized, it doesn't matter anymore because the due date has arrived, and whether you finished all your tasks or not is something you can pre plan for next year. As for today you should relax, enjoy the time you have with your loved ones, look around and see the joy and happiness you have brought to every one else's lives.
Christmas isn't about just about presents, it's about how you treat others and how they treat you, it's about compassion and gratitude for what you have, and it's about making other people's lives a little bit better. Giving someone a gift shows them that you are grateful to them and is a small sign of those feelings.
We give ourselves all year long and Christmas is the day where we all get some appreciation for it.
Scott Goerz
