HA HUMBUG

XMAS IS OVER AND NOW LET PEACE BE RESTORED
I DON'T KNOW FOR ANY ONE ELSE BUT XMAS FOR ME
IS FULL OF SPENDING TOO MUCH MONEY, EATING TOO MUCH FOOD
AND LISTENING TO THE SAME OLD STUFF OVER AND OVER AGAIN
IT IS A SEASON OF I HAVE TO'S NOT I WANT TO'S
I ADMIT I AM BECOMING A HUMBUG MISER AS I CONTEMPLATE XMAS!
I FEEL NO YOUTHFUL JOY ANYMORE
MY KIDS ARE GROWN AND AS YET I DON'T HAVE GRANDCHILDREN
EVERY YEAR I THINK I WILL CONCENTRATE LESS ON ME AND MY AND MORE
ON AIDING OTHERS...SO FAR I AM NOT WINNING
WHY DOES XMAS BRING OUT THE WORST NOT ENCOURAGE THE BEST?
WHEN DID WE ALLOW THE COMMERCALISATION OF XMAS BE THE
REASON FOR CELEBRATION
WHEN DID WE LOOSE FOCUS ..AND MORE IMPORTANTLY HOW DO WE CHANGE!
WHAT IS XMAS? REALLY THE BIRTH OF JESUS AND CATHOLIC FAITH?
I AM NOT A FAN OF CHURCH AND BEING LECTURED TO...I HAVE RARELY LEFT A SERMON FEELING INSPIRED
SO WHERE DOES THAT LEAVE ME?
I HAVE 12 MONTHS AHEAD BEFORE XMAS COMES AGAIN
MAYBE I NEED TO BE OPEN TO GIVING AND RECEIVING WITH GRACE
MAYBE I NEED TO CELEBRATE THE ESSENCE OF XMAS ON A ON GOING BASIS?
PEACE AND GOODWILL TO ALL
WELL I CAN THINK IT .....MAYBE I NEED TO APPLY IT!
MAYBE BY THINKING AND DOING IN MY OWN SMALL WAY
PEACE AND GOODWILL WILL HAVE A MEANING, BECOME A FEELING...BECOME A REALITY!
MY WISH IS THAT BY NEXT XMAS, I WILL FACE IT WITH YOUTHFUL JOY NOT FOREBODING...THAT THE REAL REASONS FOR XMAS WILL BE EASY TO SEE AND CELEBRATE
PEACE AND GOODWILL TO ALL, AND TO ALL A.....GREAT DAY


BLESSINGS BE
DEBRA RAE