Friday, November 27, 2009
CHRISTMAS IS COMING THE GOOSE IS GETTING FAT!
YES Dear Reader - Christmas is coming whether or not you are ready for it. Is anyone ever really ready for Christmas??? I know that I am not. I love Christmas, the spirit of the season,
the excitement on children's faces, Santa bringing gifts, wonderful meals and desserts, the lights, the trees, the joy.....
The stress, the anxiety, the lack of time, the lack of money, how will I get it all done? Where will the money for gifts come from? How will we pay our bills, the mortgage, the rent? These are realities of the season. For many there will be leaner times this year. For those of you who are fortunate to still have their jobs, maybe it won't be too difficult. Leaner but you will still have a Christmas. For those who are jobless,
the tasks will be much harder. How can we face all our adult obligations and still keep the meaning of Christmas in our hearts and our homes. We as a society put much importance on gift giving. All you ever hear is "I want...". Maybe this year will be a good time to think of others. The families who are not so fortunate to have a big Christmas. I know that in my heart I wish I could just chuck it all away. The gift giving,
the hype, the commercialism of the holiday. The real reason for the season - peace, joy, HOPE that the world will continue because of one solitary man's birth. Love, this is the secret!
We need to show more love. To each other, to our kids, our spouses, our classmates, our workmates, our friends, our families, to strangers, to ourselves! We have the wonderful gift of free spirit. This means that we can choose how we want to live each day. I choose to live in love, not fear. Fear is the antichrist. Fear is the root of all evil. Fear will grow and grow and grow until it becomes all powerful in our lives if we let it. If we choose it. But we do not have to choose fear.
We can choose love. Love is the most powerful thing in the universe. Love is strength, power, freedom, joy, contentment, happiness. Only love has the power to cancel out fear. Only you can choose which you want to live in. Do you choose fear or do you choose love? Everyday when I open my eyes and get out of bed, I choose to live my life in Love and not fear. Sometimes I need to make a conscious effert to choose love. Sometimes I need to say it out loud. I have it printed on a piece of paper and taped to my bathroom mirror just in case I forget. And when I say those words either out loud or inside my head, I feel the power that those words contain. A power that comes deep inside your soul to make you remember. Love, all we need is love. Love is what gives me strength. Love is what gives me hope. Love is what brings me happiness. Love is what makes me want to help others. Love is what makes me want to give back or pay it forward. Love is what gives me serenity. Love is what makes the sun shine brighter. Love is what makes life worthwhile.
It matters not what your faith or beliefs are. It matters not where you live or how you worship. Love is light. Fear is darkness. Just these few simple words - I choose to live today in love, not fear! Life changing, soul changing. Let us remember that Christmas is the season for love ever lasting.
The kids will still want their presents, your spouse will still want the roast beef and christmas cookies by the dozen and you will still get frazzled. But love will make it easier, less overwhelming, strengthen you. Love will make it all right.
So tomorrow morning when you awaken, make a conscious effort to choose to live your life in love, not fear and see where it takes you. You will be amazed. You will witness miracles! And so dear reader, on this day after Thanksgiving, I wish you all love! I love you!
Peace and Joy
Your friend Annette
the excitement on children's faces, Santa bringing gifts, wonderful meals and desserts, the lights, the trees, the joy.....
The stress, the anxiety, the lack of time, the lack of money, how will I get it all done? Where will the money for gifts come from? How will we pay our bills, the mortgage, the rent? These are realities of the season. For many there will be leaner times this year. For those of you who are fortunate to still have their jobs, maybe it won't be too difficult. Leaner but you will still have a Christmas. For those who are jobless,
the tasks will be much harder. How can we face all our adult obligations and still keep the meaning of Christmas in our hearts and our homes. We as a society put much importance on gift giving. All you ever hear is "I want...". Maybe this year will be a good time to think of others. The families who are not so fortunate to have a big Christmas. I know that in my heart I wish I could just chuck it all away. The gift giving,
the hype, the commercialism of the holiday. The real reason for the season - peace, joy, HOPE that the world will continue because of one solitary man's birth. Love, this is the secret!
We need to show more love. To each other, to our kids, our spouses, our classmates, our workmates, our friends, our families, to strangers, to ourselves! We have the wonderful gift of free spirit. This means that we can choose how we want to live each day. I choose to live in love, not fear. Fear is the antichrist. Fear is the root of all evil. Fear will grow and grow and grow until it becomes all powerful in our lives if we let it. If we choose it. But we do not have to choose fear.
We can choose love. Love is the most powerful thing in the universe. Love is strength, power, freedom, joy, contentment, happiness. Only love has the power to cancel out fear. Only you can choose which you want to live in. Do you choose fear or do you choose love? Everyday when I open my eyes and get out of bed, I choose to live my life in Love and not fear. Sometimes I need to make a conscious effert to choose love. Sometimes I need to say it out loud. I have it printed on a piece of paper and taped to my bathroom mirror just in case I forget. And when I say those words either out loud or inside my head, I feel the power that those words contain. A power that comes deep inside your soul to make you remember. Love, all we need is love. Love is what gives me strength. Love is what gives me hope. Love is what brings me happiness. Love is what makes me want to help others. Love is what makes me want to give back or pay it forward. Love is what gives me serenity. Love is what makes the sun shine brighter. Love is what makes life worthwhile.
It matters not what your faith or beliefs are. It matters not where you live or how you worship. Love is light. Fear is darkness. Just these few simple words - I choose to live today in love, not fear! Life changing, soul changing. Let us remember that Christmas is the season for love ever lasting.
The kids will still want their presents, your spouse will still want the roast beef and christmas cookies by the dozen and you will still get frazzled. But love will make it easier, less overwhelming, strengthen you. Love will make it all right.
So tomorrow morning when you awaken, make a conscious effort to choose to live your life in love, not fear and see where it takes you. You will be amazed. You will witness miracles! And so dear reader, on this day after Thanksgiving, I wish you all love! I love you!
Peace and Joy
Your friend Annette
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