It's easy to get swept along with the commercialism of Christmas, to buy a mountain of presents for loved ones, to seek out that too-good-to-be-true bargain in the sales, to go online on Christmas Day, in order to instantly spend those vouchers you only just received in a card from a long-lost grandparent or auntie. We're all guilty of betraying our own underlying principles from time-to-time, but for me this Christmas, I'm going to make the extra effort to look within myself, to seek out the joy I can freely bring to others, and to take delight in all the wonderful things I have around me - a brightly-coloured cyclamen at the back of the garden; a robin snatching a peanut from the bird table; the words of a simple but beautifully arranged Christmas carol; and maybe - just maybe - the smiling face of a Christmas snowman.
In a weary world where the meaning of Christmas can be so easily lost, I wish every reader of this blog a peaceful, uplifting and fulfilling Christmas.
Such wise words for someone so young as you! ;-)
ReplyDeleteI hope that your Christmas was full of the joys of family, warmth, comfort, love and togetherness!
Here's to the next one! ;-)