Cyber Monday is the official day I begin shopping for the season. I can peruse the stores at my convenience in my jammies with a nice hot cup of coffee at my side. No one pushing me about and no frustrations. I love Christmas because it is a beautiful time of reflection and tradition and I avoid, at all costs, anything that takes away that positive vibe. God, family and church are first and foremost for us and our celebrations are rich and rewarding. There are presents too, but its mainly about being with the ones we love and sharing stories of old and making new stories to tell in the future.
I hate crowds and most especially hate them when they are being nasty to their fellow human. It just goes against everything this season is suppose to be about. The reports on the news from this past weekend were a downright disgrace. It was enough to almost make me loose complete faith in my fellow man. Just because money is tight this year doesn't give anyone the right to act like an animal. Another blogger I like to follow wrote about the nastiness out there too and her story is just as sad. It's sad because all this horrible treatment of one another is over stupid stuff and it's happening all over not just here in NYC. Unfortunately here in the city it gets worse. Some poor worker lost his life this past weekend because people trampled on him trying to get into a Walmart for stuff. All for stupid stuff that no one will want next year. I find it odd that people will wince if they step on a cockroach, but they didn't feel a FULL GROWN MAN under their feet?
Everyone is bringing it down a notch this Christmas and I don't find that to be such a bad thing. So you can't get the kiddos ALL the toys they asked for and maybe you and your spouse forgo the gifts to one another this year. Is that such a bad thing? The season is about love and when we love each other we understand that these measures sometimes need to be taken. Sometimes we have to create new traditions that don't cost a thing. In most cases, these new traditions are remembered, not with hate in later years, but with a sense of pride. You say, "Hay, that was a hard year but we got through it." These old fashioned ways never hurt past generations. Heck, it undoubtedly made them stronger and made them appreciate what they had more.
Everyone is hungry for change and it seems as if people are looking to others to find that change, but perhaps it's time for us to look within ourselves and its time for US to be the change. We can start by just being nice to our fellow man. Something as simple as a smile and a "thank you" and being patient when we are out and about this season will make a small world of difference and not only is it truly infectious, it's free.
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