We must create the Christmas we desire
Remember when Christmas meant more than running around buying, and stressing? It is easy to get lost in the gifts and buying, making what Christmas is about to fade to the background. The word “Christmas” is derived from the word “Christ.” The story of Christ’s birth and all that came with it is what Christmas is about. Also, helping others, seeing lights with kids, decorating cookies together, writing letters/cards and feeling peace.
Stores display toys earlier each year, making it about profits, and people play into that. I hear stories about how kids long ago got one or two gifts, and learned to be thankful and not expect more. This feels like a century ago, but we didn’t wish the holidays would be over. We are supposed to find peace in each other, but that isn’t an option unless we create it.
Time is passing, and the moments with each other will be what we remember. If we want it to be about gifts and teach our kids that, it will be; if we want it to be about Christ’s birth, it will. The choice is yours. Choose wisely. Begin to create the kind of Christmas intended.
Christine Diwan