I really do enjoy the Christmas holiday season. For me, it starts a few days after Thanksgiving, depending on how the weekend falls. I am all pumped up. I get my house tip top. I throw a couple of dinner parties so I can bring out my not-so-fine holiday china and try out some new recipes. I get invites to a couple of social events elsewhere, maybe do a holiday home tour, attend a Christmas concert, or go caroling, and shop, shop, shop.
Then it hits me. All that stuff cluttering my house. Just stuff. And then I bring more clutter down from the attic (wrapping paper, assorted boxes, bows). I barely have a walkway at the top of the stairs to my room. And what does it all mean. Nobody I know really needs anything I get them, although I do believe that some of the recipients are pleased with their gift from me. We trade pretty boxes or bags, smile for the camera, and say "thank-you", or "you shouldn't have", or...........you get the drift.
I tell myself often how I should contribute more to our society at large. There are many people who do not have the basics, much less an Ipod. On yes, I give to many charities and causes, but money only. In the past 10 years, I have personally gave of my time only three times. And when I did, it was a great experience and I truely felt I brighten someone's life just a wee bit that day. So why don't I do this more often? Besides being a lazy soul, I don't know why I don't act on more of what I think about. So, instead of admonishing myself for not achieving anything useful in my life, I need to take action. Perhaps then, I will really feel the Christmas spirit and it will be fun again to gather around the tree with loads of presents stacked around it.
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