19th Dec 2004
Christmas Sanity
You don’t have to buy something for absolutely every single person. Spend time with people you want to be with instead. A shared meal is a better gift than something given without thought behind it.
Don’t plan every minute. Don’t get caught up in endless lists.
To hell with the mall rat race. What has the country come to when we race to see who can be at the front doors of commerce at 6 am, when what we should be doing is sleeping off all the turkey and pumpkin pie? Waking up early to max out a credit card is some sort of honorable achievement?
Don’t try to one-up someone else’s Christmas celebration. Consult the word “relax” in the dictionary. It’s supposed to be a holiday of some sort.
Eat. Decorate if you want to. Sip spiced cider by a real pine tree. Drink egg nog. Take walks together in some neighborhood that has an iota of character. Don’t get hung up on this gift or that token. Maybe even sing Christmas Carols.
Spend time with those who can see beyond all the wrappings and ribbons. Most people don’t really “need” anything for Christmas anyway. You’re just filling up each others closets with junk. Something small, simple, of quality always beats some obnoxious big cheap piece of drek.
A shared time with the right people who can relax and hang out is better than anything.
