Driving in my car the other day, listening to some Christmas music and really feeling the excitement this time of the year brings, I began to think that a good part of the joy and happiness of the season is due to us being constantly told it is the time of the season to feel good. Starting in about October, television commercials, radio announcements, songs and the like bombard us with the “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” attitude. That in turn creates an excitement and anticipation within our being. If that’s all it takes to make us feel so good, mind enticement, why not just do it all year round?But if the constant reminder of the need to feel good happened everyday a couple of things would happen. Firstly, it would become old quickly. The uniqueness would become the mundane, the routine. It would lose its effect. Secondly, I don’t think we could physically keep up the pace. Some really do go all out and become exhausted by the holiday preparation.
But if one can become so happy by just telling oneself to do so, why can’t that occur everyday? Why can’t the kindness that happens at Christmas happen everyday?
3 comments:
Nicely said- that's one reason so many folks are on uppers-they want CHristmas all the time and can't face reality!
Some need to realise it's life out there and get a grip!
Happy Holidays Karl!
MERRY CHRISTMAS, Momma...........
It's nice to have Christmas time as a high point in the year, though I guess it's not really a high point for some.
It would be nice if the rest of the year could be just a little less than Christmas - not as exciting, but with the same general spirit.
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