'Tis the Season

Sorry I haven't posted in a couple of weeks. It's been busy.

As they say. "'Tis the Season."

Today's musing is more about the general state of the Holidays. Regardless of what belief you hold, this is the season when we all stop to celebrate "Christmas."

I have mixed feelings about that.

If you are a Christian, then "Christmas" is all about the celebration of the birth of Christ.

If you aren't, then what is "Christmas" about? Let's face facts here. There are a lot of people in this country and around the world who aren't Christian, and that's a good thing in my opinion. Diversity is what makes us great.

So "Christmas" is about something else then. It's about the "Spirit of Giving" and "The Joy of Family."

Unless you happen to be a big toy company or some other retail outlet, in which case "Christmas" is all about the "Spirt of Selling" and "The Joy of Making Money."

No, I'm not going to go into a long rant about Commercialism or something like that. I don't think it's necessary. I'm sure you've heard it all before.

Rather, I wanted to take a moment to simply say this...

'Tis the Season. The Season of Caring about something and someone. 'Tis the Season of looking outside yourself and reaching out to everyone in your life who is important. 'Tis the Season to understand one another.

And wouldn't it be nice if that season lasted more then just a month or so each year?

I think that would be a great thing.

'Tis the Season.