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Merry Christmas from our traditional family to yours!
The Buddhas are all decked out in Santa hats and reindeer antlers, there's a fire going, and it's been snowing like crazy for the past hour. Then later this afternoon, we're going to Sherwood for Indian food. I love Christmas.
What's awesome about Christmas is that it's not even about religion. Obviously it is for some people, but I love how it's also been turned into something that emphasizes peace, love, and family. Christmas is a day for spending time with people we love, showing kindness to others, playing in the snow, and eating too much (Indian?) food. More important than any religious or material significance that we tend to put upon this day is the Christmas spirit. Every year I see people stressing out about the perfect decorations, the perfect presents, the perfect dinner, all for this one day. We spend so much time trying to make Christmas perfect that we miss out on the simple magic of the holiday. We have this one day to be with people we love and to not have to focus on anything else. Relish it. Keep it simple. Listen, love, and practice forgiveness (maybe starting with yourself).
Christmas wish list 2010:
1. Snow. Lots of snow.
2. Health and happiness to everyone I know and love.
3. Peace - internal and external.
4. Plane ticket to France and/or Sénégal.
5. A beautiful day with the family that I have here with me.
6. Some more snow.
Listen to this today: Winter Song by Sara Bareilles & Ingrid Michaelson.
Merry Christmas to everyone, no matter what the day means to you :)
Love, Josie
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