It's been a strange Christmas for me this year. I decided this year wasn't going to be the usual buying frenzy and gift giving that it was in the past; money has been tight for a few years now and getting tighter. That being said, the true meaning of Christmas has been on my mind a good bit lately. I'm glad it has been too, I keep thinking about people and how to deal with certain situations that are popping up here and there.
My true friends, the ones who don't just want me to help out with something and go away, are my present this year. The ones who are willing to get dirty. Do the heavy lifting and stand with me through it all. I can count these people on 1 hand and still have fingers left over. We will stand together through it all and we will survive. This is a blessing.
I think about how fortunate I am by having a roof over my head and food in my stomach. The thought of living under a bridge is not appealing as is eating out of trash cans behind the local McDonalds. Another blessing.
I have shoes on my feet. I have been places where they don't have such things, they would love to have my worn out beat up boots or my sneakers. Blessing.
You see where this is going? It's not about the trappings of life that makes Christmas, it's the love I feel from others and that is felt toward them. I have enough stuff. No more is needed in my life these days. My needs are met and I will get by.
I will keep thinking about the very first Christmas present ever given. It's still there today. All you need to do is just accept it. It's actually a gift that keeps on giving.
Merry Christmas!
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