Here we are again less than a month until Christmas. A time when people should be full of joy and giving. All I see is kids who are asking for more than parents can give and a big deal about spending money.
So many times I see parents going into debt to buy that one gift a child wants. It seems to me that we have changed the meaning of the season from one of joy and giving to one of commercialism and greed. I did this, even though in the past I have tried to teach my kids that it is a time of loving and giving. Perhaps we should have made something instead.
Even I have fallen prey to this feeling of needing consumerism to show that I care. When my girls were little we used to go to the mall and pick a child in need and get a gift for them. Something fun and educational because that’s who I am.
In years past I have made gifts to give out and been excited to see them opened. I am not sure when I lost that joy. Now I fret over choosing a gift, spending money I don’t need to spend, to make the right impression. I know I am not alone.
I say bring back the feeling of the season. Bring back the joy and love. Bring back the spirit of giving. Bring back a time when just spending time with people was a gift in itself. We are so busy we forget that giving our time and energy to another can be a gift.
Time to shake off the holiday blues, so give your time freely, love freely and remember that in the end a bigger better gift is no replacement for true joy.
Posted by
Heather Garcia 
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